Project MathPack: Examining Play-Based Mathematics Interactions in Home Environments
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| Title: | Project MathPack: Examining Play-Based Mathematics Interactions in Home Environments |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Sandra Linder, Danielle Marie Larson |
| Source: | AERA Online Paper Repository. 2025. |
| Availability: | AERA Online Paper Repository. Available from: American Educational Research Association. 1430 K Street NW Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-238-3200; Fax: 202-238-3250; e-mail: subscriptions@aera.net; Web site: http://www.aera.net |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Speeches/Meeting Papers Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Preschool Children, Intervention, Family Environment, Play, Interpersonal Communication, Parent Child Relationship, Interaction, Self Esteem, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation, Childrens Attitudes, Parent Attitudes |
| DOI: | 10.3102/2181078 |
| Abstract: | This session presents results from a ten-week home based mathematics intervention for families of preschool aged children. Families were placed in a control group, a five-week intervention group, or a ten-week intervention group where they received weekly take home packs (MathPacks) focusing on mathematical play in the areas of geometry, early numeracy, algebra, measurement, and data analysis. Findings show an increase in mathematical talk and caregiver/child interactions based on the MathPack intervention in addition to positive shifts in caregiver and child beliefs about their ability to do mathematics. Findings also indicate the MathPacks have a positive impact on children's understanding of sophisticated early childhood mathematical concepts such as subitizing. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | ED678461 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This session presents results from a ten-week home based mathematics intervention for families of preschool aged children. Families were placed in a control group, a five-week intervention group, or a ten-week intervention group where they received weekly take home packs (MathPacks) focusing on mathematical play in the areas of geometry, early numeracy, algebra, measurement, and data analysis. Findings show an increase in mathematical talk and caregiver/child interactions based on the MathPack intervention in addition to positive shifts in caregiver and child beliefs about their ability to do mathematics. Findings also indicate the MathPacks have a positive impact on children's understanding of sophisticated early childhood mathematical concepts such as subitizing. |
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| DOI: | 10.3102/2181078 |
