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Effects of reading picture books on kindergartners' mathematics performance
- Source :
- Educational Psychology, Educ.Psychol., Scopus, Educational Psychology 36 (2016) 2, S. 323-346, International Journal of School and Educational Psychology, 36(2), 323. Taylor & Francis
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Educational Psychology 36 (2016) 2, S. 323-346<br />This article describes a field experiment with a pretest–posttest control group design which investigated the potential of reading picture books to children for supporting their mathematical understanding. The study involved 384 children from 18 kindergarten classes in 18 schools in the Netherlands. During three months, the children in the nine experimental classes were read picture books. Data analysis revealed that, when controlled for relevant covariates, the picture book reading programme had a positive effect (d = .13) on kindergartners’ mathematics performance as measured by a project test containing items on number, measurement and geometry. Compared to the increase from pretest to posttest in the control group, the increase in the experimental group was 22% larger. No significant differential intervention effects were found between subgroups based on kindergarten year, age, home language, socio-economic status and mathematics and language ability, but a significant intervention effect was found for girls and not for boys. (IPN/Orig.)
- Subjects :
- Pädagogik der frühen Kindheit
Girls
Feldexperiment
Intervention effect
Mathematical thinking
370 Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen
Einflussfaktor
Developmental psychology
Reading (process)
Empirische Bildungsforschung
Developmental and Educational Psychology
intervention
media_common
Mädchen
Picture books
mathematics
4. Education
Empirische Untersuchung
05 social sciences
050301 education
Mathematische Kompetenz
Articles
Interventionsstudie
humanities
Empirical study
Test (assessment)
Picture book
Home language
Girl
370 Education
Psychology
050104 developmental & child psychology
Mathematics Achievement
Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen
media_common.quotation_subject
education
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Article
Education
Kindergarten child
ddc:370
Mathematics education
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
kindergarten
Niederlande
Socioeconomic status
Kindergartenkind
Control group design
Mathematics skills
Bilderbuch
0503 education
Mathematisches Denken
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01443410 and 21683603
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Educational psychology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....eab52b9a3a9d26149acd55e825fc0b2f