Finger counting training enhances addition performance in kindergarteners
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7149379 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Céline Poletti (0000-0002-1591-5225, University of Lausanne), Marie Krenger (University of Lausanne), Marie Létang (Lea.fr, Editions Nathan , Paris), Brune Hennequin (Lea.fr, Editions Nathan , Paris), Céline Thévenot (0000-0002-4997-1882, University of Lausanne, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 251-268 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Child Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-3920 • E-ISSN: 1467-8624 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/cdev.14146 |
| PMID | 39290187 |
| OpenAlex | W4402613073 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 31 |
Our study on 328 five- to six-year-old kindergarteners (mainly White European living in France, 152 girls) shows that children who do not count on their fingers and undergo finger counting training exhibit drastic improvement in their addition skills from pre-test to post-test (i.e., accuracy from 37.3% to 77.1%) compared to a passive control group (39.6% to 47.8%) (p < .001, ηp2 = .15). This result was replicated on a much smaller scale (37 five- to six-year-olds, mainly White European, 22 girls) but in more controlled setup and was further replicated with an active control group (84 five- to six-year-olds, mainly White European, 37 girls). Therefore, we demonstrate here for the first time that training finger counting constitutes a highly effective method to improve kindergarteners' arithmetic performance
Audiology · Developmental psychology · Test (biology) · White (mutation) · White light · Child and Animal Learning Development · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills · Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques · Medicine · Psychology
| Citations per year | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |