Abstract
Children s early mathematical competencies are associated with beneficial mathematical activities in the familial context. However, in surveys used to assess the home numeracy environment (HNE), social desirability is often a problem. Therefore, this study develops a more objective checklist: the Mathematical Title Recognition Test for Kindergarten Children (TRT-Mathe-K). In an online pilot study, N = 76 parents filled in a list of 87 children s games. The results led to the development of two parallel versions of the TRT-Mathe-K. We included only games with at least one nomination and a discriminatory power > .2. In a study with N = 193 families, we tested kindergarten children regarding their nonverbal intelligence, linguistic abilities, and mathematical competencies and surveyed their parents regarding their family background and the HNE. The TRT-Mathe-K proved to be an economical, reliable, and valid assessment tool for assessing the use of mathematical games in the HNE. Further, the TRT-Mathe-K was significantly associated with children s early mathematical competencies and predicted these competencies even after we controlled for child and family variables.
| Translated title of the contribution | Mathematical Games in the Family Context. : Assessment of the Quality of the Mathematical Learning Environments Using the Title Recognition Test for Kindergarten Children (TRT-Mathe-K) |
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| Original language | German |
| Journal | Diagnostica |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 133-143 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISSN | 0012-1924 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01.07.2023 |
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SDG 4 Quality Education
Research areas and keywords
- Psychology
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Clinical Psychology
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