A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Spontaneous focusing on numerosity and mathematical skills of young children
Authors: Minna M. Hannula, Erno Lehtinen
Publisher: Elsevier
Publication year: 2005
Journal: Learning and Instruction
Volume: 15
Issue: 3
First page : 237
Last page: 256
Number of pages: 20
ISSN: 0959-4752
eISSN: 1873-3263
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2005.04.005
Two studies were conducted to investigate, firstly, children's focusing
on the aspect of numerosity in utilizing enumeration in action, and,
secondly, whether children's Spontaneous FOcusing on Numerosity (SFON)
is related to their counting development. The longitudinal data of 39
children from the age of 3.5 to 6 years showed individual differences in SFON, as well as stability in children's SFON across tasks during the follow-up. Path analyses indicated a reciprocal relationship between SFON and counting development. The results were confirmed by a cross-sectional study of 183 6.5-year-old children when the effects of non-verbal IQ, verbal comprehension and lacking enumeration and procedural skills were controlled.
