Laura A. Outhwaite|Marc Faulder|Anthea Gulliford|Nicola Pitchford
Raising early achievement in math with interactive apps: A randomized control trial.
University of Nottingham|University of Nottingham|University of Nottingham|University of Nottingham
improving provision raising achievement early math young children national importance childcentered apps offer opportunity develop strong foundations learning math deliver onetoone instruction reported first pupillevel randomized control trial united kingdom interactive math apps designed early years education 389 children aged 45 years original rigorous research design disentangled impact math apps form quality math instruction additional exposure math predicted using apps would increase math achievement implemented teachers addition standard math activities treatment instead regular small groupbased math activity timeequivalent treatment compared standard math practice control 12week intervention period results showed significantly greater math learning gains forms app implementation compared standard math practice math apps supported targeted basic facts concepts generalized higherlevel math reasoning problem solving skills significant differences 2 forms math app implementation suggesting math apps implemented wellbalanced curriculum features interactive apps grounded instructional psychology combine aspects direct instruction play may account observed learning gains novel results suggest structured contentrich interactive apps provide vehicle efficiently delivering highquality math instruction pupils classroom context effectively raise achievement early math