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ERIC Number: EJ1412073
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8251
EISSN: EISSN-1945-2306
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Spatial Reasoning Supports Preschool Numeracy: Findings from a Large-Scale Nationally Representative Randomized Control Trial
Ilyse Resnick; Tom Lowrie
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v54 n5 p295-316 2023
We assessed the efficacy of two spatial learning programs grounded in early years learning pedagogical theory to improve numeracy performance in preschool. Engagement with a play-based spatial program led to better overall spatial reasoning and transferred to better numeracy compared with a business-as-usual control, underscoring the importance of embedding spatial learning within strong pedagogy and authentic preschool contexts. Engagement with the same spatial program using a spatialized curriculum (e.g., gesture, sketching) showed large additive effects, highlighting the role of spatial reasoning tools to support transfer of spatial reasoning to numeracy. The effects of the two interventions were moderated by spatial reasoning, with children with lower spatial reasoning making the most gains in numeracy.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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