Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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How children learn math is best understood through active construction rather than memorization of symbols and rules. This video explains how mathematical thinking develops through relationships, practice, and real-world experience, drawing on research by Jean Piaget and Keith Devlin. You will learn why conceptual understanding, mental models, and hands-on learning are essential for building strong math skills. #learn #math #pedagogy

Introduction to Mathematical Thinking - free online course
coursera.org/learn/mathematical-thinking

Sources:

What is Math Thinking and How Can Games Help Teach them
youtube.com/watch?v=kQEYo2loBsQ

Young Children Reinvent Arithmetic: Implications of Piaget's Theory, Second Edition amazon.com/gp/product/0807739049/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0807739049&linkCode=as2&tag=resourcesforprog&linkId=KR2CJGV3AAIYOI2T

Keith Devlin, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Devlin
Constance Kamii, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_Kamii
Jerome Bruner, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Bruner
Jean Piaget, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Piaget
Research: Street Mathematics and school mathematics
researchgate.net/publication/243772046_Street_Mathematics_and_School_Mathematics https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/444077

Play math games:
Dragon Box dragonbox.com/products/algebra-12
Brain Quake, brainquake.com
Wuzzit Trouble, apps.apple.com/us/app/wuzzit-trouble/id600190128?ls=1

Classroom ideas!
Bringing out the mathematician in every child, mathathome.org/tag/constance-kamii

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Script: Jonas Koblin
Artist: Pascal Gaggelli
Voice: Matt Abbott
Coloring: Nalin
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