EXCALE achievement levels in language and communication, and mathematical thinking in 2011

Research in cognitive development has highlighted that early numeracy skills are associated with later math achievement, suggesting that these skills should be targeted in early math education. Here we tested whether tools used by researchers to assess mathematical thinking could be useful in the classroom. This paper describes a collaborative project between cognitive scientists and school board researchers/educators implementing numeracy screeners with kindergarten students over the course of three school years. The Give-A-Number task (Wynn, 1990) was used with first-year kindergarten students and the Numeracy Screener [BLINDED] with second-year kindergarten students. Results indicated that educators (N = 59) found the tools feasible to implement and helpful for exploring their students’ thinking and targeting instruction. The Educators’ feedback also helped inform improvements to the implementation of the tools and future directions for both the schools and the researchers. This work emphasizes the importance of transdisciplinary collaboration to address the research-practice gap.

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Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes ◽

10.3138/cmlr.38.2.380 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 38 (2) ◽

pp. 380-381

Author(s):

Marcel Danesi

Keyword(s):

Academic Press ◽

Language Play ◽

University Of Toronto ◽

Axiomatic Semantics ◽

Language And Communication

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