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Desempeño numérico de los niños de primer año de básica

  • Facultad de Filosofia, Letras y Ciencias de la Educacion Universidad de Cuenca
  • UCuenca

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Abstract

Children ́s numerical skills in kindergarten (first year of basic education in Ecuador) highly predicts their academic achievementon later age, suggesting that an early evaluation of this abilities is fundamental in order to implement remedial programs that help children to improve their future academic achievement. The aim of the present study was to examine first grade children ́s numerical skills via the Early MathematicalTest. Participants were 100 first grade children from four private schools of Cuenca. Results indicated that children show a good level of numerical skills, and that their ability to establish logical relations was superior thantheir ability to count. No gender differences were observed. Additionally, significant differences in children ́s numerical performance between schoolswere found. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed
Original languageSpanish
JournalMaskana
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Desempeño numérico; Destrezas relacionales piagetianas; Destrezas de conteo; Evaluación matemática temprana; Educación infantil

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