Exploration of prior knowledge of mathematics in early childhood education Exploración de los conocimientos previos de matemáticas en educación infantil

Abstract

This study consisted of analyzing the previous knowledge of mathematics of boys and girls in Initial Education through the tasks performed at home. The context was eight homes in the city of Cali-Valle del Cauca, located in communes 2, 13, 17, 18 and 19; whose participants were eight children between 2-5 years old. The methodology was descriptive qualitative, where the data collection instruments that were used were: documents (mathematical tasks) and the observation, made through videos, photographs and field notebook. The results show that children have different prior knowledge of mathematics focused on household chores, which are linked to family conceptions influencing the construction of mathematical knowledge. In addition, it should be noted that, the children 's guardians are women who are in charge of their care, so that the process of building prior knowledge of the mathematics of children is immersed in the tasks of home.