Clark, L.; Shelley-Tremblay, J.; Cwikla, J. Shared Developmental Trajectories for Fractional Reasoning and Fine Motor Ability in 4 and 5 Year Olds. Behav. Sci.2021, 11, 26.
Clark, L.; Shelley-Tremblay, J.; Cwikla, J. Shared Developmental Trajectories for Fractional Reasoning and Fine Motor Ability in 4 and 5 Year Olds. Behav. Sci. 2021, 11, 26.
Clark, L.; Shelley-Tremblay, J.; Cwikla, J. Shared Developmental Trajectories for Fractional Reasoning and Fine Motor Ability in 4 and 5 Year Olds. Behav. Sci.2021, 11, 26.
Clark, L.; Shelley-Tremblay, J.; Cwikla, J. Shared Developmental Trajectories for Fractional Reasoning and Fine Motor Ability in 4 and 5 Year Olds. Behav. Sci. 2021, 11, 26.
Abstract
We investigated preschool-aged children’s understanding of early fractional tasks and how that performance correlates with fine motor skills and use of gestures while counting. Participants were 33 preschoolers aged 4 to 5 in two Southeastern public elementary schools. Children were tested individually in an interview-like setting. Mathematics tasks were presented in a paper and pencil format and the Grooved Pegboard test assessed fine motor skills. Finally, utilization of gestures was evaluated by taking a behavioral rating of the child’s hand morphology, accuracy of gestures, and synchrony of gestures and spoken word while performing a counting task. Results indicate performance on fractional reasoning tasks significantly predicts both fine motor ability and accuracy of gestures.
Keywords
numerical cognition; fractional reasoning; fine motor ability; gesture
Subject
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, Developmental Psychology
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