Early Numeracy Assessment In French preschool: structural analysis and links with children’s characteristics

Autor: Annette Jarlégan, Youssef Tazouti, Aude Thomas, Blandine Hubert, Christophe Luxembourger, Lara Hoareau
Přispěvatelé: Laboratoire lorrain de psychologie et neurosciences de la dynamique des comportements (2LPN), Université de Lorraine (UL), Laboratoire Interuniversitaire des Sciences de l'Education et de la Communication (LISEC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar (Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA))
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal of Early Years Education
International Journal of Early Years Education, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), In press, pp.1-18. ⟨10.1080/09669760.2021.1938518⟩
ISSN: 0966-9760
1469-8463
DOI: 10.1080/09669760.2021.1938518⟩
Popis: International audience; The development of early numeracy skills in preschoolers is an important predictor of future academic performance. A multiplicity of tasks or tests measure early numeracy skills in the English-language. Nevertheless, no tools are currently in French for evaluating and monitoring the development of young children’s early numeracy skills. The present study addressed this situation by creating a set of early numeracy tasks in French. In addition to examining the psychometric properties of those early numeracy tasks, we used multiple regression analyses to examine possible links between early numeracy skills and children’s characteristics (sex, age, socioeconomic status). Results obtained on a sample of 167 French kindergarten students (Mean = 5.17 years, Standard Deviation = 0.59) showed the tests to have good psychometric properties. Moreover, model fit for our data were better for a single-factor model than for a two-factor model. In addition, we found links between different dimensions of early numeracy and both children’s age and socioeconomic status.
Databáze: OpenAIRE