A case study on the development of mathematics ability of early childhood Ruswanto, Al Jupri
UNIVERSITAS PENDIDIKAN INDONESIA
Abstract
The development of conceptual and procedural abilities in early childhood is strongly influenced by learning experiences both in the classroom and at home. The role of parents is to introduce numbers and their meanings. Furthermore, its application in problem solving in schools should be introduced under the guidance of teachers. This study aims to investigate the development of children in recognizing mathematics, from number symbols, addition and subtraction operations. This study used a case study method with the subject consisting of one child in one of kindergarten in Indramayu. The results showed that the development of the child mathematical abilities has been running according to the stages of child development. But in the operation process, especially the subtraction, it is still difficult. Keywords: children^s mathematics learning development, children^s cognitive abilities.
