Abstract
In this paper we describe a touchscreen application called TouchCounts, which is designed to support the development of number sense in the early years. We first provide an a priori analysis of its affordances. Then, using Sfard's communicational approach, augmented by a focus both on the role of the body - particularly the fingers and hands - and emotions in the mathematical communication of a child, a teacher and a touchscreen device, we show how two 5-year-old girls learn about counting and adding.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 81-99 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Technology, Knowledge and Learning |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2014 |
Keywords
- Communicational approach
- Early years
- Emotions
- Gestures
- Goals
- Number sense
- Tools
- Touchscreen
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Mathematics (miscellaneous)
- Education
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Computer Science Applications