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Predicting children's mathematical performance in grade one by early numeracy

Markku NiemivirtaPirjo Aunio

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Longitudinal studySocial PsychologyMathematical performance4. Educationeducation05 social sciences050301 educationMean ageEducational attainmentEducationDevelopmental psychologyNumeracyFormal schoolingEarly numeracyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyMathematical ability0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesPsychology0503 education050104 developmental & child psychology

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Abstract This longitudinal study examined how children's early numeracy assessed in kindergarten predicts their mathematical performance in the first grade, after controlling for the effects of age, gender, and parents' education. The participants were 212 Finnish children (107 girls and 105 boys). At the time of the first assessment (kindergarten), the mean age was six years, and the second assessment was conducted one year later. The results demonstrate that the acquisition of counting and relational skills before formal schooling are predictive of the acquisition of basic arithmetical skills and overall mathematical performance in grade one, above and beyond the effects of demographic factors.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2010-10-01Learning and Individual Differences
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2010.06.003