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ERIC Number: EJ1403726
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0966-9760
EISSN: EISSN-1469-8463
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Early Numeracy Assessment in French Preschool: Structural Analysis and Links with Children's Characteristics
Aude Thomas; Youssef Tazouti; Lara Hoareau; Christophe Luxembourger; Blandine Hubert; Annette Jarlégan
International Journal of Early Years Education, v31 n4 p1018-1035 2023
The development of early numeracy skills in preschoolers is an important predictor of future academic performance. A multiplicity of tasks or tests measure early numeracy skills in the English-language. Nevertheless, no tools are currently in French for evaluating and monitoring the development of young children's early numeracy skills. The present study addressed this situation by creating a set of early numeracy tasks in French. In addition to examining the psychometric properties of those early numeracy tasks, we used multiple regression analyses to examine possible links between early numeracy skills and children's characteristics (sex, age, socioeconomic status). Results obtained on a sample of 167 French kindergarten students (Mean = 5.17 years, Standard Deviation = 0.59) showed the tests to have good psychometric properties. Moreover, model fit for our data were better for a single-factor model than for a two-factor model. In addition, we found links between different dimensions of early numeracy and both children's age and socioeconomic status.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: France
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