Effect of Games towards Children's Mathematics Performance

This study aims to investigate if there a significant different in pre and post of Early Mathematics performance. A single group pre-test and post-test with intervening Early Mathematics based games was used in this research. This involved assessment on the early Mathematics abilities (Ginsburg &...

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Published inSoutheast Asia Early Childhood Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 1 - 17
Main Authors Ompok, Connie Cassy, Mei Teng, Ling, Sapirai, Jaini
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published National Child Development Research Centre 2021
Subjects
Foreign Countries
Game Based Learning
Games
Instructional Effectiveness
Mathematics Instruction
Mathematics Skills
Performance Factors
Preschool Children
Preschool Education
Rural Schools
Malaysia
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Summary:This study aims to investigate if there a significant different in pre and post of Early Mathematics performance. A single group pre-test and post-test with intervening Early Mathematics based games was used in this research. This involved assessment on the early Mathematics abilities (Ginsburg & Baroody, 2003). This program was conducted among preschoolers (aged 5-6 years old) in one selected rural preschool in Menggatal district, Sabah. The school has 4 classes of 25 students each, with a total of 100 preschoolers. One sample t-test was conducted to compare mathematics ability of children before and after intervention. Mean score for pre-test is 15, while mean score for post-test is 22.32. There was a significant difference in the scores for mathematic ability in pretest (M=15.78, SD=0.99) and post-test (M=22.32, SD=0.78), t (86) (=-28.52, p = 0.000). The results show, that the use of games developed by authors are effective in improving preschoolers early Mathematics performance.
ISSN:2289-3156