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Counting-Focused Intervention Effects for Students with Mathematics Difficulty: A Research Synthesis
Syeda Sharjina Akther; Sarah R. Powell; Danielle O. Lariviere – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2025
Counting is foundational to success with mathematics. In this synthesis, we analyzed 17 studies about counting-focused interventions for preschool and kindergarten students with mathematics difficulty or at-risk of mathematics difficulty. All interventions addressed several components of counting, including stable order, one-to-one correspondence,…
Descriptors: Computation, Mathematics Skills, Learning Problems, Mathematical Concepts
Jewoong Moon; Sheunghyun Yeo; Qi Si; Abiodun Stephen Ijeluola – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2025
We conducted a scoping review on game-based learning (GBL) for mathematics teacher education. In recent decades, GBL has been largely applied to K-12 education contexts. GBL has aimed to promote students' deeper understanding of mathematics knowledge via game-based activities. With the evolving needs of GBL in mathematics education, recent…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Education, Teacher Education
Tang, Joni Tzuchen; Nine, Wei Tung; Wang, Yi Chen – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Children always have a natural inclination to play, so the purpose of game-based learning is to establish a way for children to acquire knowledge while playing. This study is to discover the relationship between children's play preferences and learning performances toward a mathematics mobile game we designed. The tablet game we designed,…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Mathematics Education, Game Based Learning
Nilsen, Malin; Lundin, Mona; Wallerstedt, Cecilia; Pramling, Niklas – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2021
The use of apps in preschool has increased considerably during the last few years. Studies have shown that digital technologies are sometimes used to replace analogue artefacts in educational settings. This calls for studies on how the use of apps transforms preschool activities. This study empirically investigates how preschool children play…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology
Belda-Medina, Jose; Calvo-Ferrer, José Ramón – Education Sciences, 2022
There is a good body of literature about digital-game-based language learning (DGBL), but research has mainly focused on students as game players rather than as future educators. This paper reports on a research conducted among 154 teacher candidates at a higher-education institution in Spain regarding the adoption of digital games in education.…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Game Based Learning, Preservice Teachers, Educational Games
Laranjeiro, Dionísia – Education Sciences, 2021
Recent studies indicate tablets as the preferred devices of preschool children, due to portability, autonomy of use and variety of apps. There is also extensive evidence of the contributions of digital technologies in different areas of learning at these ages. The Aprender XXI project aimed to develop game-based learning apps, with content…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Computer Software, Computer Games
Türk, Asena; Akcanca, Nur – Journal of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, 2021
It is a controversial issue that magnetism is an interesting topic for children but also the concept is too abstract for the preschoolers. In this study, an action research is conducted that examines whether the designed intervention program based on STEM can be beneficial for 5-6 years old children to learn more about the specific features of the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Kindergarten, Preschool Children, Curriculum Implementation
Manesis, Dionysios – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2020
The main aim of this research is to investigate how teachers perceive the barriers that limit the adoption and implementation of games-based learning in early childhood education on Cyprus. Teachers are working in public and private pre-schools. A 19-item questionnaire was administered to 148 early childhood teachers in Cyprus (78 public…
Descriptors: Barriers, Game Based Learning, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Ongoro, Catherine Akoth; Mwangoka, Joseph W. – Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 2019
This paper presents the effects of using digital games on improving language learning in Tanzanian preschools. A gamified learning prototype system was developed for making alphabetical sound articulation more engaging and fun. The study was conducted with twelve preschools in Tanzania. The results revealed that preschoolers' learning performance…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Preschool Education, Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition