Early Childhood Mathematical Development: The Association between Patterning and Proportional Reasoning

Autor/inn/en	Vanluydt, Elien; Wijns, Nore; Torbeyns, Joke; Van Dooren, Wim
Titel	Early Childhood Mathematical Development: The Association between Patterning and Proportional Reasoning
Quelle	In: Educational Studies in Mathematics, 107 (2021) 1, S.93-110 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Vanluydt, Elien) ORCID (Wijns, Nore) ORCID (Torbeyns, Joke) ORCID (Van Dooren, Wim)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1954
DOI	10.1007/s10649-020-10017-w
Schlagwörter	Young Children; Mathematics Skills; Thinking Skills; Problem Solving; Pattern Recognition; Predictor Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Frühe Kindheit; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Denkfähigkeit; Problemlösen; Mustererkennung; Prädiktor
Abstract	Insight into early precursors of proportional reasoning is necessary to further our theoretical understanding of mathematical development and to guide early interventions. Although several researchers have suggested patterning as a possible precursor for proportional reasoning, there is little empirical evidence to support this assumption, particularly at a young age. To address this gap, the current study explored if patterning in 4- to 5-year-olds (n = 346) is associated with proportional reasoning one and a half years later. Two measures of patterning ability (repeating and growing patterns) and two measures of proportional reasoning (one with discrete quantities and one with a discrete and a continuous quantity) were administered, together with measures addressing general cognitive and numerical abilities. Regression analyses showed that patterning is a unique predictor of proportional reasoning ability over and above sex and general cognitive and numerical abilities. An interaction effect between pattern types and the nature of the quantities was observed: Performance on repeating patterns was uniquely related to performance on proportional reasoning with two discrete quantities, whereas performance on growing patterns was uniquely related to performance on proportional reasoning with a discrete and a continuous quantity. Theoretical implications and suggestions for future studies are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01