Patterning strategies in early childhood: a mixed methods study examining 3- to 5-year-old children's patterning competencies

• Published in: Mathematical thinking and learning Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 28 - 48
• Main Authors: Lüken, Miriam M., Sauzet, Odile
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Routledge 02.01.2021; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Children; Competence; Early Childhood Education; early childhood mathematics; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Kindergarten; Learning Strategies; Mathematics education; Mathematics Instruction; Mixed methods research; Pattern Recognition; Patterning; Patterning strategies; Preschool Children; Problem solving; repeating patterns; Skills; Young Children; Germany

Despite increasing data on young children's patterning skills and evidence of a link between early pattern knowledge and later mathematics performance, little is known about the strategies children use to solve patterning tasks. This mixed-methods study examined 3- to 5-year-old children's...