Preschool children's repeating patterning skills: evidence of their capability from a large scale, naturalistic, Australia wide study

• Published in: Mathematical thinking and learning Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 127 - 142
• Main Authors: Larkin, Kevin, Resnick, Ilyse, Lowrie, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia Routledge 02.04.2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Child development; Conceptual development; digital devices; Early childhood education; Intervention; Large scale assessment; Patterning; Patterning skills; Patterns; Play based learning; Preschool children; Skills; STEM; STEM Education; tablets; Young children; Australia

Patterns are a fundamental component of mathematics, and the patterning ability of young children has been well researched; however, this research has largely been conducted with relatively small cohorts (±70) and in an interventionist way (in laboratory settings or with researchers directly interve...