Effect of Games towards Children's Mathematics Performance

• Published in: Southeast Asia Early Childhood Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 1 - 17
• Main Authors: Ompok, Connie Cassy, Mei Teng, Ling, Sapirai, Jaini
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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
• ISSN: 2289-3156

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.