Most tablet-based DGBL interventions in preschool settings improve young children's mathematical performance¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? 29 of 33 reviewed studies (88%) reported improvements in mathematical performance from tablet-based DGBL, while four found no significant gains. → Jing Chen 2026

Evidence¶

Jing Chen 2026¶

Jing Chen. (2026). A systematic review of using tablet games to promote early math learning in preschool settings: effectiveness and influencing factors. Educational technology research and development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-026-10626-x

q3 · i? · review · r2

Systematic review synthesis of 33 preschool tablet-game intervention studies coded under PRISMA. The review reports that "29 of the 33 studies (88%) reported improvements in mathematical performance"; no pooled effect size was computed.

"As shown in Table 5, 29 of the 33 studies (88%) reported improvements in mathematical performance, while only four found no significant gains."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Tablet-based DGBL shows strong efficacy for children from low-SES families — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Prior mathematical ability moderates tablet-DGBL gains, with mixed direction across studies — related
• Included tablet-DGBL studies were generally methodologically rigorous by MERSQI standards — related