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  • Cognitive Development
  • Educational Psychology
  • Numerical Cognition

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  • Children's numerical development involves understanding quantities.
  • Structured quantities (e.g., finger patterns) may be processed differently than unstructured ones.
  • Early numerical skills are linked to later academic achievement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if structured quantities are enumerated better than unstructured quantities.
  • To determine if early mastery of structured quantities predicts later arithmetic performance longitudinally.
  • To explore the relationship between enumeration proficiency and calculation strategy development.

Main Methods:

  • A longitudinal study was conducted over approximately 7 months.
  • 116 preschool children (around 6 years old) participated.
  • Enumeration accuracy and speed of structured/unstructured quantities were assessed, alongside first-grade addition performance.

Main Results:

  • Structured quantities were enumerated more accurately and faster than unstructured quantities in preschool.
  • Both structured and unstructured quantity enumeration were associated with first-grade addition performance.
  • Only enumeration of structured quantities significantly predicted later addition performance.

Conclusions:

  • Mastery of structured quantities appears beneficial for developing basic arithmetic abilities.
  • Early proficiency in recognizing structured quantities may support the development of more efficient calculation strategies.
  • This highlights the importance of structured quantity representation in early mathematical learning.