A Pilot Study on the Effectiveness of Kindergarten Games to Enhance Mathematical Skills

Autor/inn/en	Desoete, Annemie; Praet, Magda
Titel	A Pilot Study on the Effectiveness of Kindergarten Games to Enhance Mathematical Skills
Quelle	In: Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 21 (2022) 1, S.21-33 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1945-8959
Schlagwörter	Educational Games; Kindergarten; Young Children; Mathematical Concepts; Mathematics Skills; Computer Games; Mathematics Achievement; Mathematics Instruction; Computation; Memory; Foreign Countries; Grade 1; Belgium + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational game; Lernspiel; Frühe Kindheit; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Mathmatics sikills; Mathematical ability; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Gedächtnis; Ausland; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Belgien
Abstract	Adaptive serious mathematical games in kindergarten were used to investigate whether kindergarteners could grasp mathematics topics. A pretest-posttest-follow up design with two conditions. (Condition 1 educational kindergarten games on the computer, focusing on counting and comparison, Condition 2 educational kindergarten games on the computer, focusing on memory, counting and comparison) and one active control group (playing educational kindergarten games without mathematical content) was set up dealing with 45 preschoolers with a mean age of 68.78 months (SD = 4.46). Children were matched in kindergarten on their early mathematical and language skills as well as on their intelligence before the interventions took place. The study revealed that playing mathematical games in kindergarten had the potential to enhance the early mathematical skills. Children with initial weak mathematical skills in kindergarten caught up with their average performing peers, pointing to the importance of serious numerical games as "opportunities" in kindergarten. Both boys and girls benefitted, with a sustained effect in grade 1, revealing promising potential effects of offering opportunities to focus on mathematics even in very young children. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01