Counting ‘games’ for young children:: Affordances and limitations of tablet applications

Ruthi Barkai; Esther Levenson; Pessia Tsamir; Dina Tirosh

Counting ‘games’ for young children: Affordances and limitations of tablet applications

Ruthi Barkai, Esther Levenson, Pessia Tsamir, Dina Tirosh

School of Education

Tel Aviv University

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Abstract

More and more young children are spending time engaging with game-like applications on touch-screen tablets. This paper analyzes fifteen tablet applications in terms of their affordances and limitations when promoting counting objects. Visual, auditory, and gestural aspects are considered. Findings indicated that verbal counting and one-to-one correspondence are given more attention than cardinality. Suggestions are offered for adults and educators wishing to make use of tablet applications when promoting children's counting competencies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings Opportunities in Learning and Teaching Elementary Mathematics
Editors	Jarmila Novotná, Hana Moraová
Publisher	Charles University
Pages	63-72
ISBN (Print)	9788076030695
State	Published - 2019
Event	SEMT'19 - International Symposium Elementary Mathematics Teaching - Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Duration: 18 Aug 2019 → 22 Aug 2019 https://www.semt.cz/proceedings/semt-19.pdf

Conference

Conference	SEMT'19 - International Symposium Elementary Mathematics Teaching
Abbreviated title	SEMT'19
Country/Territory	Czech Republic
City	Prague
Period	18/08/19 → 22/08/19
Internet address	https://www.semt.cz/proceedings/semt-19.pdf

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Barkai, R, Levenson, E, Tsamir, P & Tirosh, D 2019, Counting ‘games’ for young children: Affordances and limitations of tablet applications. in J Novotná & H Moraová (eds), Proceedings Opportunities in Learning and Teaching Elementary Mathematics. Charles University, pp. 63-72, SEMT'19 - International Symposium Elementary Mathematics Teaching, Prague, Czech Republic, 18/08/19.

Counting ‘games’ for young children: Affordances and limitations of tablet applications. / Barkai, Ruthi; Levenson, Esther; Tsamir, Pessia et al.
Proceedings Opportunities in Learning and Teaching Elementary Mathematics. ed. / Jarmila Novotná; Hana Moraová. Charles University, 2019. p. 63-72.

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