ERIC Number: ED599731
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Publication Date: 2014
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Learning Negative Integer Concepts: Benefits of Playing Linear Board Games
Bofferding, Laura; Hoffman, Andrew
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Joint Meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) (38th) and the North American Chapter of the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA) (36th, Vancouver, Canada, Jul 15-20, 2014
Linear board games have shown great promise as tools to teach whole number concepts (Ramani & Siegler, 2008), but little is known about their utility for supporting negative integer concepts. This study sought to extend the use of linear board games to teach integer concepts. Forty-eight first graders (ages 6-7) counted along an integer board game with negative numbers or did control activities with integers. Students who played the board game made significant gains on several measures related to identifying and ordering integers. Findings suggest that even young children can benefit from games with negative integers, and we provide implications for instruction. [For the complete proceedings, see ED597799.]
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Elementary School Mathematics, Number Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Educational Games, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Gains, Young Children, Outcomes of Education, Low Income Students, Hispanic American Students, Computation
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: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 1; Primary Education
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Language: English
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