MATHEMATICS TEACHERS AS PARENTS

Diplomsko delo predstavlja nekatere osnovne značilnosti družine ter njen pomen za otrokov razvoj. Predstavlja vključenost staršev v izobraževanje otrok ter njihov vpliv na matematično uspešnost otrok. Opredeljuje tudi matematične programe za starše, ki jih poznajo v tujini, ter kaže pomen vključevanja staršev vanje. V diplomski nalogi je uporabljena narativna metodologija, ki se v Sloveniji šele uveljavlja in je bila uporabljena pri raziskovanju vključenosti matematikov kot staršev v matematično izobraževanje svojih otrok. Raziskava je bila izvedena med učitelji matematike, ki so starši otrok, starih od 5 do 18 let, in poučujejo na osnovni šoli. Rezultati raziskave so pokazali, da imajo matematiki večinoma pozitivne matematične izkušnje ter pozitiven odnos do matematike. Ugotovljeno je bilo, da so matematiki kot starši bolj občutljivi, ko gre za matematično znanje njihovih otrok. Ta občutljivost se kaže kot želja po drugačnosti in uspešnosti njihovih otrok na matematičnem področju. Spoznali smo še, da so učitelji matematike kot starši dobro strokovno podkovani glede uporabe ustreznih pristopov učenja in poučevanja matematike. Prav tako se je pokazalo, da vodijo otrokov razvoj skozi raznolike aktivnosti ter pozitivno vplivajo na njihovo matematično uspešnost. Ob analizi konkretnih dejavnosti, ki jih starši matematiki izvajajo s svojimi otroki, smo spoznali, da pomembno vrednost pripisujejo razvoju logičnega mišljenja, prepoznavanju in učenju števil ter urjenju računskih operacij skozi raznolike igre. Iz posameznih pripovedi ni razvidno, kako so z otroki prepoznavali ulomke, prepoznali smo le, da pri njih razvijajo grafomotoriko oz. motoriko, prostorsko orientacijo ter natančnost in načrtnost. Razvijanje občutka za pomembnost merjenja ter načrtovanje v matematiki je bilo zaznati le pri enem izmed intervjuvancev.The diploma thesis with the title Mathematics teachers as parents presents basic characteristics of families and their importance for child’s development. Parental involvement in their children\u27s education and their effect on children’s mathematical performance is introduced. Mathematical programmes for parents are defined and importance of involving parents in those programmes is indicated. This diploma thesis also defines narrative method which is in Slovenia still asserting itself and has been used in our research about the involvement of mathematicians as parents in their children’s mathematical education. The research was carried out among mathematics teachers, who are parents of 5 to 18 year old children and work as teachers in primary school. The results showed that mathematicians have mostly positive mathematical experiences and positive attitude towards mathematics. It was established that mathematicians as parents show sensitiveness when it comes to their children\u27s mathematical knowledge. They want their children to be different and successful in the field of mathematics. We have also established that mathematics teachers as parents are good professional experts who use correct approaches to teaching and learning mathematics. It was also indicated that they keep child\u27s development through diverse activities and positively affect their mathematical successfulness. With the analysis of concrete activities that mathematics teachers perform with their children we realized that a significant value is given to the development of logical thinking, identifying and learning numbers and calculations through games. Individual stories do not reveal how children learn fractions, we identified only, how they develop graphomotor skills, space orientation and accuracy. Only one of the interviewees mentioned developing a sense of importance for measuring and planning in mathematics