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Zippert, Erica L.; Clayback, Kelsey; Rittle-Johnson, Bethany – Grantee Submission, 2019
Preschoolers' patterning skills are predictive of their concurrent and later math knowledge; however, it is unclear if patterning is only a proxy for general intelligence, or how it might support specific math skills. The current study examined the relation between 66 preschool children's patterning skills and their general cognitive abilities,…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Spatial Ability, Mathematics Skills, Cognitive Ability
Clements, Douglas H.; Sarama, Julie; Baroody, Arthur J.; Joswick, Candace; Wolfe, Christopher B. – Grantee Submission, 2019
Although basing instruction on learning trajectories (LTs) is often recommended, there is little direct evidence regarding the premise of an LT approach--that instruction should be presented (only) one LT level beyond a child's present level. We evaluated this hypothesis in the domain of early shape composition. One group of preschoolers, who were…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Geometric Concepts