Why we should Work on Mathematics in Pre-school and Primary School. An Analysis of Preservice and In-service School Teachers' Views of Mathematics

The Erasmus+ ANFoMAM project, "Learning from children to train teachers in the area of mathematics" was born from a meeting between a group of teachers responsible for mathematical subjects in primary education degree courses in various universities in France, Italy and Spain. The meeting took place within the Symposium entitled "Beyond numerical literacy" which took place at the 5th International Congress of Education and Development Sciences (Santander, May 2017), in which several experiences that were taking place in the initial and continuing training institutions for elementary education teachers were shared. What was observed in these countries was that, in general, participants in primary education degree courses had had a poor relationship with mathematics during their years of study, often accompanied by feelings of rejection or distress, as well as having acquired a vision of mathematics reduced to calculation and mechanical procedures. This publication in digital format includes the following points: seven questionnaires designed within the project and aimed at teachers in initial and continuous training, aimed at knowing their knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards mathematics and its teaching before implementing practices the relevant workshop (Output 2 of the Anfomam project); Implementation of the questionnaires in the project institutions; Analysis of results and conclusions.