Computer-assisted intervention for children with low numeracy skills
| Autor: | Anna J. Wilson, Pirjo Aunio, Pekka Räsänen, Stanislas Dehaene, Jonna Salminen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
education
Psychological intervention Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Number sense behavioral disciplines and activities Computer game Developmental psychology Treatment and control groups Numeracy Intervention (counseling) Pedagogy Developmental and Educational Psychology Computer-Assisted Intervention Mathematical ability Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Cognitive Development. 24:450-472 |
| ISSN: | 0885-2014 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cogdev.2009.09.003 |
| Popis: | We present results of a computer-assisted intervention (CAI) study on number skills in kindergarten children. Children with low numeracy skill (n = 30) were randomly allocated to two treatment groups. The first group played a computer game (The Number Race) which emphasized numerical comparison and was designed to train number sense, while the other group played a game (Graphogame-Math) which emphasized small sets of exact numerosities by training matching of verbal labels to visual patterns and number symbols. Both groups participated in a daily intervention session for three weeks. Children's performance in verbal counting, number comparison, object counting, arithmetic, and a control task (rapid serial naming) were measured before and after the intervention. Both interventions improved children's skills in number comparison, compared to a group of typically performing children (n = 30), but not in other areas of number skills. These findings, together with a review of earlier computer-assisted intervention studies, provide guidance for future work on CAI aiming to boost numeracy development of low performing children. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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