EMA1501
Assignment 2 2024
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Due Date: 3 June 2024
QUESTION 1
1.1. (2 ANSWERS PROVIDED)
Emergent mathematics refers to the early development and understanding of mathematical
concepts and skills that young children acquire naturally from birth through their everyday
experiences and interactions. This approach emphasizes the discovery and construction of
mathematical knowledge, such as understanding numbers, counting, recognizing patterns
and shapes, understanding relationships, space, measure, and engaging in processes
such as problem-solving and mark-making through play and exploration. Emergent
mathematics underlines the continuity between these simple, initial understandings and
more complex mathematical concepts explored later in formal education. It is a foundational
stage in which children learn mathematical concepts in intuitive and contextually rich
environments, primarily through free and guided play, where they encounter, experiment
with, and begin to understand the mathematical aspects of the world around them.
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