ERIC Number: EJ1217718
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jul
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-0735-6331
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Electronic Book for Promoting Emergent Math: A Comparison between Kindergarteners at Risk for Learning Disabilities and with Typical Development
Segal-Drori, Ora; Kalmanovich, Liron Ben Haim; Shamir, Adina
Journal of Educational Computing Research, v57 n4 p954-977 Jul 2019
The aim of the study was to examine the effect of an activity with an educational electronic storybook with math content on the emergent math of kindergarteners at risk for learning disabilities (LD) compared with kindergarteners with typical development (TD). The study included 107 kindergarteners aged 4.6 to 7. Both the participants at risk for LD (n = 51) and those with TD (n = 56) were randomly divided into two groups: an experimental group that received an intervention with the electronic book and a control group that participated in the regular kindergarten activity during that time. The findings indicated greater improvement in the intervention groups compared with the control groups in the measures "essence of addition" and "ordinal numbers." Both the group at risk for LD and the group with TD showed significant improvement following the intervention. The implications of these results for young children in general, and for kindergarteners at risk for LD in particular, are discussed.
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Books, Mathematics Instruction, At Risk Students, Learning Disabilities, Kindergarten, Intervention, Learning Activities, Program Effectiveness, Mathematics Skills, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Test of Nonverbal Intelligence; Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities
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