Kindergarten predictors correlate robustly with grade 1 math outcomes, weakest for computation¶
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q3 i? Zero-order correlations between kindergarten predictors and grade 1 outcomes ranged from .23 to .60 (median .47), with symbolic number predictors showing the highest median (r = .56) and relations weakest for computation. → Martin Rebecca B. 2014
Evidence¶
Martin Rebecca B. 2014¶
Martin Rebecca B., Cirino Paul T., Sharp Carla, Barnes Marcia. (2014). Number and counting skills in kindergarten as predictors of grade 1 mathematical skills. Learning and Individual Differences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2014.05.006
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Correlational analysis (Table 3) in the longitudinal sample showed predictor-outcome correlations "ranged from .23 to .60, with an overall median of .47", with symbolic number predictors strongest (median r = .56) and computation showing the weakest relations.
"These ranged from .23 to .60, with an overall median of .47 (median counting r = .44; median number r = .56; median domain general r = .47). In general, relations of these predictors were weakest for computation relative to other mathematical outcomes."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Number Sense — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
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Kindergarten predictors correlate robustly with grade 1 math outcomes, weakest for computation |
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Kindergarten predictors correlate robustly with grade 1 math outcomes, weakest for computation |
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