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A randomized-trials design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of a preschool mathematics program based on a comprehensive model of research-based curricula development. Thirty-six preschool classrooms were assigned to experimental (Building Blocks), comparison (a different preschool mathematics curriculum), or control conditions. Children were individually pre-and posttested, participating in 26 weeks of instruction in between. Observational measures indicated that the curricula were implemented with fidelity, and the experimental condition had significant positive effects on classrooms' mathematics environment and teaching. The experimental group score increased significantly more than the comparison group score (effect size = 0.47) and the control group score (effect size = 1.07). Early interventions can increase the quality of the mathematics environment and help preschoolers develop a foundation of mathematics knowledge. K KE EY YW WO OR RD DS S: : computers and learning, early childhood, mathematics education, professional development, instructional technologies, curriculum DOUGLAS H. CLEMENTS is a professor of early childhood, mathematics, and com-interests include the learning and teaching of geometry, computer applications in mathematics education, the early development of mathematical ideas, the effects of social interactions on learning, and curriculum research, including the scaling up of effective interventions. research interests include young children's development of mathematical concepts and competencies, implementation and scale-up of educational reform, professional development models and their influence on student learning, and implementation and effects of her own software environments in mathematics classrooms.
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تاریخ انتشار 2008