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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2024(IX-II).18      10.31703/gesr.2024(IX-II).18      Published : Jun 2024

Learning by Doing: Hands-on Activities for Learning Mathematical Concepts at ECE Level

Abstract

    This study was designed to examine the effects of hands-on activities on mathematical concepts at ECE level. The main objective of this study was to increase students’ understanding about early mathematical concepts through hands-on activities. Nursery class of Government Primary School Kotkay Puran Shangla KPK was selected for the study as a sample. The nature of the study demanded an experimental research design and one-group pre-test post-test design was used. The test was conducted before teaching through hands-on activities and after to see the effects. In 45 classes the treatment was completed. Pre-test and post-test were the same. The results of paired sample t-test provide evidence of significant differences which show that students’ learning of mathematical concepts was raised when taught through hands-on activities. This study recommends emphasizing the importance of hands-on activities while teaching at ECE level.

    Hands-on Activities, Basic Mathematical Concepts, Early Childhood Education, National Curriculum for ECE

    (1) Bahram Khan
    Elementary and Secondary Education Department, (District Shangla), Government of KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Syed Nasir Hussain
    Assistant Professor, Department of ECE & ETE, Faculty of Education, Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Khan, B., & Hussain, S. N. (2024). Learning by Doing: Hands-on Activities for Learning Mathematical Concepts at ECE Level. Global Educational Studies Review, IX(II), 177-188. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2024(IX-II).18

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    CHICAGO : Khan, Bahram, and Syed Nasir Hussain. 2024. "Learning by Doing: Hands-on Activities for Learning Mathematical Concepts at ECE Level." Global Educational Studies Review, IX (II): 177-188 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2024(IX-II).18

HARVARD

    HARVARD : KHAN, B. & HUSSAIN, S. N. 2024. Learning by Doing: Hands-on Activities for Learning Mathematical Concepts at ECE Level. Global Educational Studies Review, IX, 177-188.

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    MHRA : Khan, Bahram, and Syed Nasir Hussain. 2024. "Learning by Doing: Hands-on Activities for Learning Mathematical Concepts at ECE Level." Global Educational Studies Review, IX: 177-188

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    OXFORD : Khan, Bahram and Hussain, Syed Nasir (2024), "Learning by Doing: Hands-on Activities for Learning Mathematical Concepts at ECE Level", Global Educational Studies Review, IX (II), 177-188

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    TURABIAN : Khan, Bahram, and Syed Nasir Hussain. "Learning by Doing: Hands-on Activities for Learning Mathematical Concepts at ECE Level." Global Educational Studies Review IX, no. II (2024): 177-188. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2024(IX-II).18