Assessing Mathematical School Readiness

Mejias, Sandrine; Muller, Claire; Schiltz, Christine

Document type :

Article dans une revue scientifique

DOI :

10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01173

PMID :

31178794

Permalink :

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12210/32660

Title :

Assessing Mathematical School Readiness

Author(s) :

Mejias, Sandrine [Auteur]

Laboratoire Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives - UMR 9193 [SCALab]
Muller, Claire [Auteur]
Université du Luxembourg [Uni.lu]
Schiltz, Christine [Auteur]
Université du Luxembourg [Uni.lu]

Journal title :

Frontiers in Psychology

Abbreviated title :

Front. Psychol.

Publisher :

Frontiers Media SA

Publication date :

2019-05-24

ISSN :

1664-1078

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences cognitives

English abstract : [en]

Early math skills matter for later formal mathematical performances, academic and professional success. Accordingly, it is important to accurately assess mathematical school readiness (MSR) at the beginning of elementary ...
Show more >Early math skills matter for later formal mathematical performances, academic and professional success. Accordingly, it is important to accurately assess mathematical school readiness (MSR) at the beginning of elementary school. This would help identifying children who are at risk of encountering difficulties in math and then stimulate their acquisition of mathematical skills as soon as possible. In the present study, we present a new test that allows professionals working with children (e.g., teachers, school psychologists, speech therapists, and school doctors) to assess children’s MSR when they enter formal schooling in a simple, rapid and efficient manner. 346 children were assessed at the beginning of 1st Grade (6-to-7-year-olds) with a collective test assessing early mathematical abilities (T1). In addition, children’s math skills were evaluated with classical curriculum math tests at T1 and a year later, in 2nd Grade (T2, 7-to-8-year-olds). After assessing internal consistency, three tasks were retained for the final version of the MSR test. Test performance confirmed to be essentially unidimensional and systematically related to the scores children obtained in classical tests in 1st and 2nd Grade. By using the present MSR test, it is possible to identify pupils at risk of developing low math skills right from the start of formal schooling in 1st Grade. Such a tool is needed, as children’s level in math at school beginning (or school readiness) is known to be foundational for their future academic and professional carrier.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Non spécifiée

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS
CHU Lille

Collections :

Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives (SCALab) - UMR 9193

Submission date :

2020-10-02T13:44:15Z
2020-11-23T08:01:27Z

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