Abstract

CORTINA MORFIN, José Luis  and  PENA JIMENEZ, Jesica. Numerical notions of Mexican kindergarten pupils. Educ. mat. [online]. 2018, vol.30, n.3, pp.101-121.  Epub Feb 07, 2022. ISSN 2448-8089.  https://doi.org/10.24844/em3003.05.

We analyze a study in which the numerical skills of a class of Mexican kindergarten students were assessed (N=22). They were the children of families living in poverty. Findings show that almost all the children were lagging behind, when considering the mathematical learning goals for kindergarten in the Mexican curriculum. We discuss the implications of our findings for the definition of a pedagogical agenda that could effectively support the mathematical development of children like those that participated in the study, and how this agenda would differ from the current curriculum.

Keywords : Kindergarten; Mathematical Development; Numeration.