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Effects of a 3-factor field intervention on numerical and geometric knowledge in preschool children.
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PloS one [PLoS One] 2023 Nov 16; Vol. 18 (11), pp. e0290956. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 16 (Print Publication: 2023). - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The main aim of this study was to develop and test the effects of a field math intervention program on both number and geometry knowledge. The intervention was developed based on three basic skills previously associated with mathematical performance: symbolic number knowledge, mapping processes and spatial reasoning. The participants were 117 preschoolers from six schools in Cali and Bogotá. The children were assigned to an intervention group (N = 55) or a control group (N = 62). The intervention lasted 11 weeks with 3 sessions per week where the children participated in different game-based activities. Tests of numerical and geometric knowledge were administered before and after the intervention. The effects of the intervention were tested twice, immediately after the program ended and six months later. The results show that the children in the intervention group improved more than the control group in both number and geometry. The second posttest revealed a significant intervention effect for geometry, but not for numerical knowledge. The implications of these mixed patterns of results are discussed in the paper.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.<br /> (Copyright: © 2023 Taborda-Osorio, Otálora. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
- Subjects :
- Child, Preschool
Humans
Knowledge
Mathematics education
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1932-6203
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- PloS one
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37972128
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290956