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RESEARCH PAPER
Addition Concept through the Lenses of Young Children: Creating Visual Representation with Digital Cameras
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Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA
Publication date: 2020-04-20
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2020;16(6):em1854
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
Acquiring abstract Mathematics concepts is often challenging for young children. This study
explored young children’s use of digital cameras to exhibit their understanding of the addition
concept. It investigated how the processes involved in producing the photographs and creating
the visual representation that helped to develop the children’s comprehension of the concept of
addition. This study employed a qualitative research design and data collection included
observation, dialogues with children and children’s artefact (i.e. photographs). Six children in a
preschool centre were participants for the focus group. The findings showed that young children
were capable photographers and that their visual representation images supported their
understanding of the addition concept. The study implicated that the creation of mathematical
visual representation is critical to facilitate the development of abstract mathematics concepts.
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