Development of mathematical patterns of first year children

The knowledge of mathematical patterns at an early age plays an important role in subsequent mathematical development. However, most research on mathematical development focuses on numerical skills, with much less empirical evidence about the role of patterns in that development. The development of mathematical skills is usually linked to cognitive characteristics of the child (such as intelligence) or contextual characteristics (such as home learning environment and level of maternal instruction). However, internationally, little or nothing is known about the relationship between these characteristics and the development of skills with children's patterns. Within the Ecuadorian context, although the patterns are present in the national curriculum for first basic, unfortunately, there are no reports on the development of children's patterns. Therefore, the objective of this project is to examine the development of children of first basic in relation to mathematical patterns and their relationship with intelligence, home learning environment and level of maternal instruction. The participants will be 120 basic children from six educational institutions in the city of Cuenca. The results of this study will allow (i) to contribute to the scarce current knowledge about the development of mathematical patterns of Ecuadorian children of first basic, (ii) contribute to international knowledge about the influence of cognitive and contextual characteristics on the development of patterns, and (iii) obtain at least two published articles.

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