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The rule counts! Acquisition of mathematical competencies with a number board game

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  • Johanna Skillen
  • Valérie-D. Berner
  • Katja Seitz-Stein

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The study evaluates the linear number board game 100 House. Taking into account Krajewski's (2003, 2013) development model of mathematical competencies, this game supports the development of mathematical competencies in 6-year-old children. The board game design is based on the American cognitive alignment framework approach and aims to enhance the number board game Race to Space (Laski & Siegler, 2014). German 6-year-old children (N = 48) received four game-playing sessions, either counting on from their current position on the board game (count-on condition) or counting their steps from one (count-from-1 condition). In a pretest, posttest, and follow-up session, children's mathematical performance was assessed. The results show that playing the game led to stable improvements, especially in mathematical competencies of the first and second level of the underlying development model. Children in the count-on condition displayed a greater benefit. Supporting mathematical competencies by playing number board games is discussed.

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  • Johanna Skillen & Valérie-D. Berner & Katja Seitz-Stein, 2018. "The rule counts! Acquisition of mathematical competencies with a number board game," The Journal of Educational Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 111(5), pages 554-563, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:vjerxx:v:111:y:2018:i:5:p:554-563
    DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2017.1313187
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    1. Rebecca Yvonne Bayeck, 2020. "Examining Board Gameplay and Learning: A Multidisciplinary Review of Recent Research," Simulation & Gaming, , vol. 51(4), pages 411-431, August.
    2. Ju-May Wen & Hai-Dung Do & Eric Zhi-Feng Liu & Chun-Hung Lin & Shihping Kevin Huang, 2023. "Strengthening Writing Ability Among Students Learning Chinese as a Second Language Through Creative Thinking Spiral Teaching Strategy," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(3), pages 21582440231, July.

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