發展數位數線遊戲改善幼兒數感與基本算術能力之研究 Digital Number Line Games Improve Number Sense and Basic Arithmetic Skills Among Young Children

本研究以幼兒階段數感與基本算術能力的發展為目標，設計以心理數線為理論背景的數位數線遊戲，探究心理數線遊戲對幼兒數感與基本算術能力的學習成效，並進行心理數線遊戲及非心理數線遊戲的成效差異比較。本研究採前、後測實驗研究設計，實際研究參與對象為臺灣東部地區的幼兒共105位，將研究對象分為三組（心理數線遊戲組、非心理數線遊戲組與控制組）。結果顯示，以心理數線概念所建構的數位數線遊戲，在數感能力的提升上確實能獲得顯著的學習成效，且傳統的非心理數線概念所設計的數字概念學習遊戲亦同樣能提升幼兒的數感能力。然而，在基本算術能力（加減法）的學習成效上，心理數線遊戲的學習成果明顯比非數線遊戲來得好。研究結果建議，幼教相關教學人員在建構幼兒的數感能力與基礎算術能力時，使用心理數線遊戲是一個很好的教學工具選項。 Background and Purpose The main purpose of teaching number sense to young children is to establish a core knowledge framework for number concepts, thereby enabling young children to understand a wide range of number problems and providing a basis for children to learn more complex number concepts in the future. Number sense is also fundamental for learning formal mathematics later in life. Studies have associated a lack of number sense in early childhood with a subsequent decline and difficulty in mathematical learning. Therefore, cultivating number sense in early childhood is essential for future mathematics achievement. The development of young children’s numerical cognition and mathematical skills is closely linked to the establishment of a mental number line. Additionally, studies have discovered a strong correlation between an individual’s innate perception of the mental number line and their proficiency in a range of mathematical abilities, including understanding number concepts, estimating quantities, and performing arithmetic. With the goal of developing young children’s number sense and basic arithmetic skills, this study designed a set of targeted intervention tools in the form of digital number line games. These tools were designed to help young children develop an understanding of mental number lines, thereby improving their number sense and basic arithmetic skills. This study also compared the improvement effects of the number line game and a non-number line game on the aforementioned learning objectives to determine which game was more effective at improving the relevant learning outcomes. Literature Review The meaning of number sense Number sense can be ...