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Publication Date: 2020
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Reasoning about Representations: Effects of an Early Math Intervention
Sterner, Görel; Wolff, Ulrika; Helenius, Ola
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v64 n5 p782-800 2020
The outcomes of a longitudinal randomized number sense intervention including pre-, post- and follow-up tests are reported. The intervention was conducted in Grade 0 when children were six years old. Using Concrete-Representational-Abstract principles, a structured explicit 10-week program focusing on numbers and collective reasoning about representations was conducted by the classroom teachers. In addition to their regular mathematics teaching, a trained control group received an equally structured and explicit intervention program but without the critical mathematics component. The children in the experimental group outperformed the children in the control group on number sense growth between the pre- and the post-test. There was also a sustained effect of the intervention nine months later when children were assessed in Grade 1.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Longitudinal Studies, Comparative Analysis, Thinking Skills, Intervention, Grade 1, Pretests Posttests, Teaching Methods, Numeracy, Short Term Memory, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Tests, Preschool Education, Elementary School Students, Factor Analysis, Instructional Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 1; Primary Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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