Children perform better with written numerals than with base-10 blocks or dot arrays on multidigit tasks¶
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q3 i3 A significant stimulus condition main effect (ηp2=.21) was due to better performance in the numerals condition than blocks or dots. → Mix 2014
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Mix 2014¶
Mix, Kelly S., Prather, Richard W., Smith, Linda B., & Stockton, Jerri DaSha. (2014). Young Children's Interpretation of Multidigit Number Names: From Emerging Competence to Mastery. Child Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12197
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In Experiment 1's repeated measures ANOVA, the stimulus condition main effect was "due to better performance in the numerals condition" (numerals vs. blocks: p < .001; numerals vs. dots: p < .0001; blocks vs. dots: p = .65).
"a significant main effect of stimulus condition, F(2, 264) = 34.44, MSE = .03, p < .001, ηp2=.21, that was due to better performance in the numerals condition"
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Children perform better with written numerals than with base-10 blocks or dot arrays on multidigit tasks |
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Children perform better with written numerals than with base-10 blocks or dot arrays on multidigit tasks |
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2014 |
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