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Direct linkRibner, Andrew; Silver, Alex M.; Elliott, Leanne; Libertus, Melissa E. – Child Development, 2023
We explore whether training parents' math skills or playing number games improves children's mathematical skills. Participants were 162 parent-child dyads; 88.3% were white and children (79 female) were 4 years (M = 46.88 months). Dyads were assigned to a number game, shape game, parent-only approximate number system training, parent-only general…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Mathematics Skills, Numbers, Games
Schneider, Michael; Merz, Simon; Stricker, Johannes; De Smedt, Bert; Torbeyns, Joke; Verschaffel, Lieven; Luwel, Koen – Child Development, 2018
The number line estimation task is widely used to investigate mathematical learning and development. The present meta-analysis statistically synthesized the extensive evidence on the correlation between number line estimation and broader mathematical competence. Averaged over 263 effect sizes with 10,576 participants with sample mean ages from 4…
Descriptors: Number Concepts, Numbers, Mathematics Instruction, Children
Casey, Beth M.; Lombardi, Caitlin M.; Thomson, Dana; Nguyen, Hoa Nha; Paz, Melissa; Theriault, Cote A.; Dearing, Eric – Child Development, 2018
The primary goal in this study was to examine maternal support of numerical concepts at 36 months as predictors of math achievement at 4.5 and 6-7 years. Observational measures of mother-child interactions (n = 140) were used to examine type of support for numerical concepts. Maternal support that involved labeling the quantities of sets of…
Descriptors: Number Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Young Children
Barner, David; Alvarez, George; Sullivan, Jessica; Brooks, Neon; Srinivasan, Mahesh; Frank, Michael C. – Child Development, 2016
Mental abacus (MA) is a technique of performing fast, accurate arithmetic using a mental image of an abacus; experts exhibit astonishing calculation abilities. Over 3 years, 204 elementary school students (age range at outset: 5-7 years old) participated in a randomized, controlled trial to test whether MA expertise (a) can be acquired in standard…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Randomized Controlled Trials, Spatial Ability, Mental Computation
Mazzocco, Michele M. M.; Feigenson, Lisa; Halberda, Justin – Child Development, 2011
Many children have significant mathematical learning disabilities (MLD, or dyscalculia) despite adequate schooling. The current study hypothesizes that MLD partly results from a deficiency in the Approximate Number System (ANS) that supports nonverbal numerical representations across species and throughout development. In this study of 71 ninth…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement, Number Systems
Peer reviewedBrainerd, Charles J. – Child Development, 1976
It is argued that Macnamara's criticisms of Piaget's theory of number do not lead to Macnamara's conclusions about arithmetic instruction. These conclusions appear to be based on misconceptions about logic and logical theories of number. The misconceptions are discussed and an empirical rationale for the conclusions about arithmetic instruction is…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Logic, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts
Peer reviewedMacnamara, John – Child Development, 1976
A reply by Macnamara to Brainerd's criticism of the Macnamara (1975) article analyzing Piaget's theory of number. (JMB)
Descriptors: Logic, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Theoretical Criticism
