Co wiemy o dzieciach matematycznie uzdolnionych: wyniki badań i działania naprawcze
What do we know about children with an aptitude for mathematics? Research results and corrective actions

Author(s): Edyta Gruszczyk‑Kolczyńska
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: children with an aptitude for mathematics; the features of children displaying an aptitude for mathematics; wasting intellectual potential of children with an aptitude for mathematics; programme and m
Summary/Abstract: In this text; I present the results of a research conducted within the project Recognition and supporting of the development of mathematical abilities in older kindergarten children and young pupils (no. R1700603) and the conclusions on the application of this research in kindergarten and school education. I begin with presenting the data on the existence of mathematical abilities in older pupils; and I explain why an aptitude for mathematics in children has not been examined so far. I describe the features of minds of older kindergarten children that testify to their mathematical abilities. I also present the programme of scientific research which I treated as the base for a) elaborating tools for diagnosing an aptitude for mathematics in children; b) estimating the number of children displaying abilities and talent for mathematics; c) showing why after a few months of school education children cease to show their extraordinary mental abilities. Having presented effects and mechanisms of wasting mathematical abilities in children in the first stage of school education; I discuss the critical periods in the process of developing mathematical abilities. I explain why it is impossible to correct the mistakes in this field in future education. Finally; I present pedagogical innovations that aim at encouraging children to develop their mathematical abilities in kindergarten; home; and school.

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