Aunio , P , Korhonen , J , Ragpot , L , Törmänen , M , Mononen , R & Henning , E 2019 , ' Multi-factorial approach to early numeracy - the effects of cognitive skills, language factors and kindergarten attendance on early numeracy performance of South African first graders ' , International Journal of Educational Research , vol. 97 , pp. 65-76 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2019.06.011
Title: | Multi-factorial approach to early numeracy - the effects of cognitive skills, language factors and kindergarten attendance on early numeracy performance of South African first graders |
Author: | Aunio, Pirjo; Korhonen, Johan; Ragpot, Lara; Törmänen, Minna; Mononen, Riikka; Henning, Elizabeth |
Contributor organization: | Department of Education University Management |
Date: | 2019 |
Language: | eng |
Number of pages: | 12 |
Belongs to series: | International Journal of Educational Research |
ISSN: | 0883-0355 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2019.06.011 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10138/304379 |
Abstract: | The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of cognitive skills (executive function), language factors (listening comprehension, English as a second language, ESL) and kindergarten attendance on early numeracy in a cross-sectional sample of South African children (N = 442) in the beginning of Grade 1. The mean age of children was 81.62 months (SD =5.40). Structural equation path models showed that kindergarten attendance predicted children’s early numeracy performance even when controlling for executive function and language skills. Listening comprehension skills predicted the early numeracy skills more strongly than did executive function skills. ESL was associated with weaker early numeracy performance. |
Subject: |
516 Educational sciences
Early numeracy English as a second language Executive functions Kindergarten attendance Listening comprehension EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILLS SCHOOL READINESS WORKING-MEMORY LONGITUDINAL PREDICTORS INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES NUMBER SENSE MATHEMATICAL ACHIEVEMENT ARITHMETIC DEVELOPMENT GROWTH TRAJECTORIES PRESCHOOL-CHILDREN |
Peer reviewed: | Yes |
Rights: | cc_by_nc_nd |
Usage restriction: | openAccess |
Self-archived version: | publishedVersion |
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