Improving preschoolers’ mathematics achievement with tablets: a randomized controlled trial
| Autor: | John Schacter, Booil Jo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Early childhood education
General Mathematics education 05 social sciences Educational technology 050301 education Computer-Assisted Instruction Number sense Moderation behavioral disciplines and activities Child development Education law.invention Randomized controlled trial law Mathematics education 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 0503 education Curriculum 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Mathematics Education Research Journal. 29:313-327 |
| ISSN: | 2211-050X 1033-2170 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s13394-017-0203-9 |
| Popis: | With a randomized field experiment of 433 preschoolers, we tested a tablet mathematics program designed to increase young children’s mathematics learning. Intervention students played Math Shelf, a comprehensive iPad preschool and year 1 mathematics app, while comparison children received research-based hands-on mathematics instruction delivered by their classroom teachers. After 22 weeks, there was a large and statistically significant effect on mathematics achievement for Math Shelf students (Cohen’s d = .94). Moderator analyses demonstrated an even larger effect for low achieving children (Cohen’s d = 1.27). These results suggest that early education teachers can improve their students’ mathematics outcomes by integrating experimentally proven tablet software into their daily routines. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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