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Publication Date: 2015-Nov
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Frank's Perceptual Subitizing Activity Relative to Number Understanding and Orientation: A Teaching Experiment
MacDonald, Beth L.; Boyce, Steven J.; Xu, Cong ze; Wilkins, Jesse L. M.
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (37th, East Lansing, MI, Nov 5-8, 2015)
This proposal explores how the activity of subitizing--quickly apprehending the numerosity of a small set of items--changes with the development of number concepts. We describe how varying the orientations of items in teaching experiment sessions promoted one pre-schooler, Frank, to attend to subgroups of items and change his thinking about conjoining two numbers. The results illustrate how game-play oriented subitizing activities may support growth in number understandings. [For the complete proceedings, see ED583989.]
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Logic, Teaching Methods, Numbers, Number Concepts, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Educational Games
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education
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Language: English
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