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Opis: This study examines the practical aspects of introducing mathematical modeling into primary mathematics education in Slovenia and Croatia. It aims to explore how students approach mathematical modeling tasks, whether they rely solely on mathematical operations or integratenon-mathematical knowledge, and what strategies they employ during problem-solving.Teachers in Slovenia and Croatia were prepared by training to present mathematical modelling tasks to 231 students, ages 10 to 11. Students solved three group tasks analyzed using a three-level framework to assess solution sophistication.Most students demonstrated basic problem-solving strategies with a smaller proportion achieving advanced reasoning and multi-criteria analysis. Croatian students more frequently employed diverse strategies reflecting differences in curricular emphasis between the two countries.The ability to engage in mathematical modeling is essential in today’s world, yet effective teaching approaches remain undefined. This study underscores its potential in primary education and calls for further research to refine instructional methods and enhance student outcomes.Teachers can be trained in less than three months to effectively implement mathematical modeling tasks. With this training, students can develop foundational modeling skills in fewer than six lessons, enabling them to apply mathematical reasoning to real-world problems.
Ključne besede: Mathematics, mathematics modelling, primary education, students task
Objavljeno v DKUM: 26.08.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 2
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Opis: The paper examines the role of the picture book as a learning resource in preschool mathematics education and illustrates the possibilities for its application. The paper aims to examine whether preschool teachers use picture books in preschool mathematics education, what areas of mathematics they most use these for, and whether they recognize methodological advantages to their application. Results show that half of preschool teachers use the picture book as a teaching resource in preschool mathematics education, that it is mostly used to develop the concept of natural numbers and spatial relations, as well as that teachers clearly perceive methodological advantages.
Ključne besede: child, picture book, preschool mathematics education, preschool teacher, speech development
Objavljeno v DKUM: 28.07.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 2
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Opis: This study examines early childhood educators' perceptions and experiences in identifying mathematically gifted children, addressing a critical gap in early education research. Using a quantitative research design, data were collected through an online questionnaire completed by 47 educators. Findings reveal that educators generally believe mathematical talent can be identified in preschool and agree on the importance of differentiated teaching approaches. However, many reported limited confidence in their ability to identify such children. Educators with positive attitudes toward mathematics showed a stronger recognition of differentiated instruction and early numerical concept development as key indicators of giftedness. Additionally, more experienced educators rated early counting skills as a more significant indicator than their less experienced counterparts. Despite frequent observations of children's mathematical abilities, only 40.4% reported encountering mathematically gifted children. No significant differences were found in observation frequency or encounters based on teaching experience or attitudes toward mathematics.
Ključne besede: mathematical giftedness, early childhood education, early childhood educators, attitudes towards mathematics, work experiences
Objavljeno v DKUM: 02.07.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 11
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Opis: In the following paper, we analyzed the question types in the INVALSI national mathematics assessments in Italian high schools with Slovene as the language of instruction. Through a statistical analysis, we found that closed-type questions were more frequent than open-type questions. A greater presence of closed-type questions could lead to the issue of guessing and cheating. Moreover, a greater quantity of closed-type questions could lead to a partial evaluation of knowledge, since procedures and other mathematical competences are not considered. In our research, we also considered the topics of the questions that were presented in national assessments.
Ključne besede: mathematics, Slovene education in Italy, national examinations, testing
Objavljeno v DKUM: 10.06.2025; Ogledov: 0; Prenosov: 2
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Opis: This study examines the effects of COVID-19-related measures on the mathematics achievement of university students in social sciences in Slovenia. Our particular concern was to compare two student populations (pre-pandemic and pandemic) in terms of factors affecting student performance in mathematics courses. Data were collected over nine consecutive academic years (from 2013–2014 to 2020–2021) and analyzed using two-stage structural equation modelling (SEM). The analyses confirmed that the conceptual model developed before the pandemic was applicable during the pandemic period. For both populations (pre-pandemic and pandemic), mathematics confidence, perceived level of math anxiety, background knowledge from secondary school, and self-engagement in mathematics courses at university were confirmed as factors influencing mathematics achievement. Moreover, both populations perceived the effects of the factors in the same way, and the magnitude of the effects is comparable. The rather high values of determination coefficient for mathematics achievement (greater than 0.66 for both student populations) indicate that the variables “Perceived Level of Math Anxiety” and “Self-Engagement in Mathematics Course at University” together explain a significant proportion of the total variance before and during the pandemic. Consequently, the results of our case study indicated that pandemic measures did not have a significant impact on our students’ mathematics achievement. Although a more in-depth study of a broader sample of academic courses would be needed to confirm our findings, our experience indicates that mathematics courses at the tertiary level of education can be successfully delivered online.
Ključne besede: COVID-19, mathematics achievement, university students, social sciences, pre-pandemic population, pandemic population, comparison, multi-group structural equation modeling (MG-SEM)
Objavljeno v DKUM: 09.07.2024; Ogledov: 112; Prenosov: 12
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