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Game-Based Learning for Teaching Multiplication and Division to Kindergarten Students

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The present study aimed to assess the effect of the use of game-based learning with tablet computers in teaching multiplication and division to kindergarten students. Our research compares the level of mathematical competence of the students taught using our tablet-oriented game-based learning method which specifically takes advantage of “Realistic Mathematics Education” (RME) for the concepts of multiplication and division, as opposed to traditional teaching methodology. The software was designed to follow RME theory through game-based learning. The present study used one experimental and one control group. We found that the students who were taught with educational intervention with the use of tablet-oriented game-based learning and the RME theory had a significant improvement in their understanding of multiplication and division in comparison to those taught using the traditional teaching method. The teaching of mathematics for kindergarteners using tablet-oriented game-based learning and the RME theory has emerged as a vital area of study and academic research.

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    Nicholas Zaranis & Fotini Alexandraki

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Zaranis, N., Alexandraki, F. (2021). Game-Based Learning for Teaching Multiplication and Division to Kindergarten Students. In: Daniela, L. (eds) Smart Pedagogy of Game-based Learning . Advances in Game-Based Learning. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76986-4_6

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