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Maybe, maybe not: Probabilistic reasoning in preschool period

Belki, belki değil: Okulöncesi dönemde olasılıksal akıl yürütme

Pages
68–85
Publication Date
2022-10-12
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Findings reveal that girls and boys do not differsignificantly in their probabilistic reasoning skills; but, in line with the recent literature, these skillsimprove as they grow up.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Probabilistic reasoning needs careful consideration for the development of the child’sability to interrogate and predict the likelihood based on the findings from the evaluation of varioussituations or events.
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Key Findings & Data:Typically developing 123 children who are enrolled in the city-centre preschoolsin Ankara constitute the study group.
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Conclusion & Impact:Findings reveal that girls and boys do not differsignificantly in their probabilistic reasoning skills; but, in line with the recent literature, these skillsimprove as they grow up.
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Abstract

Probabilistic reasoning needs careful consideration for the development of the child’sability to interrogate and predict the likelihood based on the findings from the evaluation of varioussituations or events. Children, hence, will begin to experience metacognitive skills such asconsidering different causes and effects, decision-making and interpreting. This study aims toexplore the probabilistic reasoning skills of preschool children according to the influential variablesof gender and age. Typically developing 123 children who are enrolled in the city-centre preschoolsin Ankara constitute the study group. In the study, five questions were asked in the probabilitysection of the Evaluation Instrument for the Early Mathematical Reasoning Skills developed byErgül (2014) were posed to identify the probabilistic reasoning skills of the children. Each child wastreated individually to gather detailed findings. Children’s explanations to the probability questionswere evaluated in detail through the use of rubrics. Findings reveal that girls and boys do not differsignificantly in their probabilistic reasoning skills; but, in line with the recent literature, these skillsimprove as they grow up.

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Olasılıksal akıl yürütme, çocukların farklı durum ya da olaydaki verileri değerlendirme, değerlendirme sonucu elde edilen veriye göre olabilirlik durumunu sorgulama ve tahminlerde bulunma becerilerinin gelişimi için dikkatle ele alınmalıdır. Bu sayede çocuklar farklı nedenleri ve sonuçları görme, karar verme ve yorumlama gibi üst zihinsel becerileri yaşama geçirmeye başlayacaktır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, okul öncesi dönem çocuklarının olasılıksal akıl yürütme becerilerinin incelenmesidir. Bu becerilere etki edebileceği düşünülen cinsiyet ve yaş değişkenleri de incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu, Ankara şehir merkezindeki okul öncesi eğitim kurumlarına devam eden ve normal gelişim gösteren 123 çocuk oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada çocukların olasılıksal akıl yürütme becerilerini belirlemek için, Ergül (2014) tarafından geliştirilen Erken Matematiksel Akıl Yürütme Becerileri Değerlendirme Aracı’nın olasılık bölümünden beş soru sorulmuştur. Ayrıntılı veriler elde edebilmek için her çocukla bireysel olarak uygulama yapılmıştır. Çocukların olasılık sorularına getirdikleri açıklamalar, rubrikler aracılığıyla ayrıntılı olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgulara göre kız ve erkek çocukların olasılıksal akıl yürütme becerilerinde anlamlı bir fark bulunmazken, son yıllardaki alan yazına paralel olarak bu becerilerin yaşla birlikte gelişme gösterdiği ortaya çıkmıştır.

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ERGÜL, A. (2022). Maybe, maybe not: Probabilistic reasoning in preschool period. Erken Çocukluk Çalışmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 2 - Sayı: 1, 68–85. https://ajindex.com/articles/504665

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