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Identifying childhood movement profiles and comparing differences in mathematical skills between clusters : A latent profile analysis
2021
The aims of this study were; 1) to identify different movement profiles in sixth graders, and 2) to investigate if there are differences in their mathematical basic (BasicMath) and problem solving (ProbSol) skills between existing movement profiles. The sample included 461 (223 girls, 238 boys) students with a mean age of 11.27 +/- .32 years from southern and middle Finland. A latent profile analysis (LPA) revealed four movement profiles: "poor movers", "average movers", "skilled movers" and "expert movers". These profiles differed substantially in their motor competence (MC) and health-related fitness (HRF). A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) also revealed that "poor movers" and …
Early mathematical skill profiles of prematurely and full-term born children
2017
Abstract Preterm birth is associated with low mathematical skills in children. This study on five-year-old Finnish children investigated whether mathematical skill profiles would differ between prematurely and full-term born children and how such profiles and other cognitive skills would be related. Mathematical skills included digit knowledge, spontaneous focusing on numerosity, arithmetic, counting and geometric skills. The investigated cognitive skills were phonological processing, working memory, instruction comprehension, speeded naming, inhibition and visuomotor skills. The participants were 119 preterm children with birth weight
Development of math anxiety and its longitudinal relationships with arithmetic achievement among primary school children
2019
Abstract The aim of this study is to examine the development of two separable aspects of math anxiety, anxiety about math-related situations and anxiety about failure in math, and their cross-lagged relationship with arithmetic achievement. The mean level of anxiety about math-related situations decreased among second, third, and fourth graders, and the level of anxiety about failure in math declined among third, fourth, and fifth graders. The rank-order of individuals was more stable in arithmetic achievement than in either aspect of math anxiety. Arithmetic achievement predicted later anxiety about failure in math, but neither aspect of math anxiety predicted later achievement. The result…
The skill of abstracting and concretizing as a det erminant of teacher’s competences in the sphere of forming mathematical notions in pupils of young…
2013
The person who shapes children’s attitudes towards the given subject and their manners of functioning within the mathematical space is the teacher of early education. Therefore, the latter should display a high standard of mathematical culture, as well as hold mathematical competences on a suitable level. Abstracting and concretizing are among the most important cognitive processes which are indispensable to form and develop mathematical notions. The paper is an attempt at answering the question whether prospective teachers of integrated education possess this vital-from the point of view of didactics-skill.
Literacy skills, mathematical skills and educational expectations among Finnish adolescents
2013
This study investigated the connection between educational expectations and skills in spelling, reading fluency and mathematics among Finnish 9th Graders. Connection between comorbidity of reading disability and mathematical disability with educational expectations was also examined. These connections were explored among boys and girls and the effects of parental education were assessed, as well. Cross tabulations and analyses of variance were used as tools for analyses. Spelling, reading fluency and mathematics were connected to educational expectations, with higher skills leading to higher expectations. The largest difference between the educational expectation groups was in mathematics. …
Matemaattiset taidot kansainvälisten arviointitukimusten valossa
2018
Matemaattisten taitojen kehitys kouluiässä
2018
Matemaattisten taitojen kehitys on luonteeltaan kasaantuvaa: aikaisempi osaaminen helpottaa uuden oppimista ja tasoerot matematiikan taidoissa lasten välillä kasvavat koulunkäynnin edetessä. Matematiikan osalta alkuopetus näyttäisikin hyödyttävän eniten taidoiltaan edistyneimpiä lapsia – taitotasoltaan heikommat lapset jäävät samalla jälkeen. Kehityskulkuun vaikuttavat monet erilaiset tekijät, joista yksi keskeisimmistä on lukujen luettelun sujuvuus ennen kouluikää. Myös motivaatiolla on oma merkityksensä matemaattisten taitojen oppimisessa. Tässä luvussa käsitellään matemaattisten taitojen kehitystä esiopetus- ja kouluvuosien aikana sekä kognitiivisia ja motivaatioon liittyviä asioita, jot…
Vecākā pirmsskolas vecuma bērnu matemātisko prasmju pilnveides iespējas pastaigā
2017
Kvalifikācijas darbs “Vecākā pirmsskolas vecuma bērnu matemātisko prasmju pilnveides iespējas pastaigās” ir izstrādāts Pirmā līmeņa profesionālās augstākās izglītības studiju programmas “Pirmsskolas izglītības skolotājs” ietvaros ar mērķi pētīt vecākā pirmsskolas vecuma bērnu matemātikas prasmju pilnveides iespējas pastaigās, kā arī izstrādāt ieteikumus skolotājiem vecākā pirmsskolas vecuma bērnu matemātikas prasmju pilnveidei pastaigu laikā. Kvalifikācijas darba autore ir Daira Egle. Darba vadītāja ir Dr. paed. Maruta Sīle. Darba aktualitāte saistīta ar bērnu interesi un zinātkāri rosinošas vides trūkumu, lai aktivētu agrīnu interesi par eksaktajiem priekšmetiem un matemātiku, kā arī sekmē…
Teaching Early Mathematical Skills to 3- to 7-Year-Old Children — Differences Related to Mathematical Skill Category, Children’s Age Group and Teache…
2022
Abstract This study explored teaching early mathematical skills to 3- to 7-year-old children in early childhood education and care (ECEC) and pre-primary education. Teachers in ECEC (N = 206) answered a web survey. The first aim was to determine whether teaching frequency or pedagogical awareness of teaching early mathematical skills varied according to the category of skills (numerical skills, spatial thinking skills and mathematical thinking and reasoning skills) and whether children’s age group moderated these differences. The second aim was to explore to what extent teacher-related characteristics and children’s age group explained variations in teaching frequency concerning early mathe…
The development of Early Mathematical Skills – A Theoretical Framework for a Holistic Model
2019
This article presents a theoretical framework for a holistic model of the development of early mathematical skills in early childhood education. The first aim of this study was to conduct a comprehensive international review of the literature to explore early mathematical skills categories. The literature review yielded three early mathematical skills categories, namely (1) numerical skills, (2) spatial thinking skills and (3) mathematical thinking and reasoning skills. Previous studies have shown that several mathematical skills develop gradually and simultaneously in early ages and that these skills areas are interconnected in mathematical skills learning. Accordingly, the second aim of t…