Children's Early Numeracy in England, Finland and People's Republic of China

Autor/inn/en	Aunio, Pirjo; Aubrey, Carol; Godfrey, Ray; Pan, Yuejuan; Liu, Yan
Titel	Children's Early Numeracy in England, Finland and People's Republic of China
Quelle	In: International Journal of Early Years Education, 16 (2008) 3, S.203-221 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0966-9760
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Education; Cross Cultural Studies; Numeracy; Young Children; Measures (Individuals); Cultural Differences; Foreign Countries; Comparative Analysis; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Parent Attitudes; Parent Participation; China; China (Beijing); Finland; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematische Bildung; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Rechenkompetenz; Frühe Kindheit; Messdaten; Kultureller Unterschied; Ausland; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Elternverhalten; Elternmitwirkung; Finnland
Abstract	This research investigated the similarities and differences between countries in young children's early numeracy skills related to age, culture, and gender. The participants were five-year-old children from Beijing (People's Republic of China), England, and Finland. The rationale for the cross-cultural comparison originates from research results with older children showing that Asian children outperform children from America or Europe, and from the lack of such information concerning younger children. The results showed that in all locations older children performed better than the younger children. Cultural differences were found: young children from Beijing outperformed those from England and Finland in overall early numeracy performance, as well as in sub-tests for understanding of quantities and relations (i.e. relational skills), and counting skills. Finnish children had better scores than English children in the whole early numeracy scale and in the relational scale. The results are discussed in relation to culture, instruction in preschools, and learning support at home, as well as the effects of language characteristics. The culture's appreciation of and approach to mathematics learning in early childhood is a plausible explanation for the cross-cultural differences found in this study. (Contains 6 tables and 5 figures.) (As Provided).
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