Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 11, 2026
09:05
Assessing Working Memory in Children: The Comprehensive Assessment Battery for Children – Working Memory (CABC-WM)
Published on: June 12, 2017
"Tap space number three": Promoting math talk during parent-child tablet play
Erica L Zippert1, Emily N Daubert2, Nicole R Scalise1
1Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology.
Developmental Psychology
|June 14, 2019
Summary
Parents engaging in math talk during tablet play can boost preschoolers' math readiness. Brief guidance significantly increases this math talk, enhancing early mathematical skills through digital games.
Area of Science:
- Child Development
- Educational Technology
- Mathematics Education
Background:
- Tablet use is increasing among young children.
- Educational apps often claim to improve school readiness skills.
- Parental math talk is crucial for preschoolers' math development in traditional settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how parents discuss math during tablet play with young children.
- To determine if guidance increases parent-child math talk during tablet use.
- To explore the impact of parental guidance on children's math-related talk.
Main Methods:
- Fifty-one parents and their 4- and 5-year-olds played a numerical tablet game.
- Parents were randomly assigned to receive or not receive guidance on focusing on numbers.
- Parent-child interactions during the 10-minute game were analyzed for math talk.
Main Results:
- Parents produced substantial math-related talk during tablet play.
- Parents receiving guidance produced significantly more math talk than those without.
- Children's math talk increased when parents received guidance.
Conclusions:
- Math-based tablet games provide a valuable context for parent-child math talk.
- Brief parental guidance can effectively increase the frequency of math talk during tablet play.
- These findings support the use of digital tools to enhance early math education.
Related Concept Videos
01:045-Number Summary
In a dataset, the 5-number summary includes the minimum data value, the data value of the first quartile, the median data value or data value of the second quartile, the data value of the third quartile, and the maximum data value. These 5 data values can be visualized as a box and whisker plot.
In a box plot, the minimum and maximum data values represent the lower and upper whiskers in the graph, and the median is designated as the center of the box in the chart. The first quartile and third...
In a box plot, the minimum and maximum data values represent the lower and upper whiskers in the graph, and the median is designated as the center of the box in the chart. The first quartile and third...
01:18Guidelines and Strategies for Safe Computer Charting
The guidelines and strategies provided by the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) offer essential principles for ensuring safe and secure computer charting systems in healthcare settings. Let's break down each recommendation:
Maintain Confidentiality and Security:
Maintain Confidentiality and Security:
01:14Moments of Inertia: Problem Solving
The second moment of an area, also known as the moment of inertia of an area, is a geometric property of a shape that reflects its resistance to change. The moment of inertia of an area can be calculated for both two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes. The moment of inertia of an area is calculated by taking the sum of the product of the area and the square of its distance from a chosen axis of rotation. For two-dimensional shapes, the moment of inertia can be expressed as a single...
01:14Design Example: Resistive Touchscreen
A device engineer plays a crucial role in designing user interfaces for mobile devices. One such interface is the resistive touchscreen, which fundamentally consists of two metallic layers: a flexible upper layer and a rigid lower layer, separated by a narrow gap. The high resistance between these two layers is a key characteristic of this design.
When a user touches the screen, the two layers make contact at a specific point known as the touchpoint. This contact reduces the resistance between...
When a user touches the screen, the two layers make contact at a specific point known as the touchpoint. This contact reduces the resistance between...
01:17Piaget's Stage 3 of Cognitive Development
During Piaget's concrete operational stage, from ages 7 to 11, children exhibit a marked increase in logical thinking skills, specifically in relation to tangible, real-world events. This stage is characterized by the development of several essential cognitive concepts, including conservation, reversibility, and classification, all of which support the child's evolving capacity for structured thought.
Conservation and Constancy of Quantity
A significant cognitive milestone in the concrete...
Conservation and Constancy of Quantity
A significant cognitive milestone in the concrete...
01:27Real Number Operations
The concept of real numbers includes all the values that can be represented on a continuous number line. The system began with basic counting values used for enumeration. It later expanded to include values that represent the absence of quantity and opposites of the counting values. When situations required expressing parts of a whole or dividing quantities evenly, values capable of representing such proportions were developed. When written using decimal notation, these values can end or repeat...