TY - JOUR
T1 - The sense of small number discrimination
T2 - The predictive value in infancy and toddlerhood for numerical competencies in kindergarten
AU - Ceulemans, Annelies
AU - Titeca, Daisy
AU - Loeys, Tom
AU - Hoppenbrouwers, Karel
AU - Rousseau, Sofie
AU - Desoete, Annemie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2014/2/28
Y1 - 2014/2/28
N2 - Extending previous research on the predictive value of large number discrimination, this study explored the role of infants' and toddlers' small number discrimination for numerical competencies in kindergarten (NCK). Although no significant relationship could be found between number discrimination in infancy (8 months, T1) and NCK (48 months, T3), the predictive value of toddlers' number discrimination (24 months, T2) for NCK could be demonstrated at least for some NCK. The finding that only toddlers' small number discrimination related to NCK raised thoughts about the task, age, set size, stability and development of number discrimination or other influencing factors. Future research should study all small set sizes (not only 1 vs. 3) and a broader range of NCK in a larger sample. Nevertheless, whereas infants' small number discrimination might be too early to predict NCK, performance in toddlerhood might be addressed in the future to establish a measure to detect at-risk mathematical development.
AB - Extending previous research on the predictive value of large number discrimination, this study explored the role of infants' and toddlers' small number discrimination for numerical competencies in kindergarten (NCK). Although no significant relationship could be found between number discrimination in infancy (8 months, T1) and NCK (48 months, T3), the predictive value of toddlers' number discrimination (24 months, T2) for NCK could be demonstrated at least for some NCK. The finding that only toddlers' small number discrimination related to NCK raised thoughts about the task, age, set size, stability and development of number discrimination or other influencing factors. Future research should study all small set sizes (not only 1 vs. 3) and a broader range of NCK in a larger sample. Nevertheless, whereas infants' small number discrimination might be too early to predict NCK, performance in toddlerhood might be addressed in the future to establish a measure to detect at-risk mathematical development.
KW - Early numerical competencies
KW - Habituation task
KW - Manual search task
KW - Small number discrimination
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84955181917&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.lindif.2015.03.009
DO - 10.1016/j.lindif.2015.03.009
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AN - SCOPUS:84955181917
SN - 1041-6080
VL - 39
SP - 150
EP - 157
JO - Learning and Individual Differences
JF - Learning and Individual Differences
ER -