Measuring Mathematical Skills in Early Childhood: a Systematic Review of the Psychometric Properties of Early Maths Assessments and Screeners

LA Outhwaite, P Aunio, JKY Leung… - Educational Psychology …, 2024 - Springer
Successful early mathematical development is vital to children's later education,
employment, and wellbeing outcomes. However, established measurement tools are …

Task Characteristics Associated with Mathematical Word Problem-Solving Performance Among Elementary School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review and Meta …

T Vessonen, M Dahlberg, H Hellstrand… - Educational Psychology …, 2024 - Springer
Mathematical word problem-solving skills are crucial for students across their lives, yet
solving such tasks poses challenges for many. Therefore, understanding the characteristics …

[HTML][HTML] Developmental trajectories of children's spatial skills: Influencing variables and associations with later mathematical thinking

W Möhring, AD Ribner, R Segerer, ME Libertus… - Learning and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Few studies have examined the long-term relations between children's early spatial skills
and their later mathematical abilities. In the current study, we investigated children's …

Contribution of finger gnosia and fine motor skills to early numerical and arithmetic abilities: New insights from 3D motion analyses.

M Neveu, C Schwartz, L Vossius… - Developmental …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Finger gnosia and fine motor skills (FMS) are assumed to play a key role in the development
of arithmetic abilities, but their contribution to early numerical skills (ie, enumeration skills …

A Meta-Analysis and Quality Review of Mathematics Interventions Conducted in Informal Learning Environments with Caregivers and Children

G Nelson, H Carter, P Boedeker… - Review of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The purposes of this study included conducting a meta-analysis and reviewing the study
reporting quality of math interventions implemented in informal learning environments (eg …

Associations between preschool cognitive and behavioral skills and college enrollment: Evidence from the Chicago School Readiness Project.

XS Pan, C Li, TW Watts - Developmental psychology, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
The current article examines associations between preschool cognitive and behavioral skills
and indicators of college enrollment in a sample (n= 379) of primarily Black and Hispanic …

International comparisons of the home mathematics environment and relations with children's mathematical achievement

A Ellis, J Cosso, RJ Duncan… - British Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Home mathematics environment (HME) research has focused on parent–child
interactions surrounding numerical activities as measured by the frequency of engaging in …

Parent-Focused Interventions to Support Children's Early Math Learning

ME Libertus - Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Even before starting formal schooling, children show substantial variations in math skills
suggesting that the home learning environment plays an important role in shaping young …

The hierarchical relations among mathematical competencies: From fundamental numeracy to complex mathematical skills.

C Xu, S Di Lonardo Burr, JA LeFevre - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Mathematical competencies can be conceptualized as layers of knowledge, with numeracy
skills as the foundational core and more complex mathematical skills as the additional layers …

The role of executive function in shaping the longitudinal stability of math achievement during early elementary grades

AD Ribner, SF Ahmed, D Miller-Cotto, A Ellis - Early Childhood Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is substantial rank-order stability in children's mathematical skills throughout
development. Research has shown that children who enter school with relatively low math …