Author(s)

Kamariah Abu Bakar

Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Selangor.

Representation is crucial for both learning and solving mathematics problems. This paper explores young children’s representations (aged 6 years old) in addition activities in Malaysia. Six children were purposely selected representative of different ability groups. First, a pre-test was administered. Then, the children practiced using multiple representations to solve addition problems after being introduced to the addition concept concretely. Following the children’s success in utilizing multiple representations to solve practice tasks, the final problems were posed. Analysis of the children’s artefacts, in combination with the children’s behaviours and informal interviews revealed insight into their understanding of the addition concepts.

Young Children, Addition, Representations, Understanding, Problem Solving

Bakar, K. (2017) Young Children’s Representations of Addition in Problem Solving. Creative Education, 8, 2232-2242. doi: 10.4236/ce.2017.814153.