Where is mathematics in the Catalan curriculum for early childhood education?

Authors

  • Àngel Alsina Professor of Mathematics Education, Faculty of Education and Psychology University of Girona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32093/ambits.vi.62.504983

Keywords:

early childhood mathematics education, mathematical senses, mathematical knowledge, curriculum

Abstract

This article analyses the presence of mathematics in the current Catalan curriculum for early childhood education (Decree 21/2023, of 7 February, on the organization of early childhood education): firstly, the contents of the algebraic, numerical, spatial, measurement and stochastic senses that appear in the curriculum are presented, and then contrasted with contemporary contributions of research in early childhood mathematics education.

References

Acosta, Y., Pincheira, N. i Alsina, Á. (2022). El pensamiento algebraico en educación infantil: estrategias didácticas para promover las habilidades para hacer patrones. Edma0-6: Educación Matemática en la Infancia, 11(2), 1-37. https://doi.org/10.24197/edmain.2.2022.1-37

Alsina, Á. (2022). Itinerarios didácticos para la enseñanza de las matemáticas (3-6 años). Graó.

Alsina, Á. (2022b). Los contenidos matemáticos en el currículo de Educación Infantil: contrastando la legislación educativa española con la investigación en educación matemática infantil. Épsilon, 111, 67-89.

Pincheira, N., Acosta, Y. i Alsina, Á. (2022). Incorporación del álgebra temprana en Educación Infantil: un análisis desde los libros de texto. PNA, 17(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.30827/pna.v17i1.24522

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Published

2025-05-24

Issue

No. 62 (2025): Maig 2025

Section

Educational Psychology and Counselling

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