CollabMathLearn-C21 - Early Math Learning and Collaboration - FHSE

PhD project in DTU 'COLLABORATION 21 – Leveraging technologies for enhanced collaborative work and learning experiences'

The project at a glance

Start date:

15 May 2022
Duration in months:

36
Funding:

FNR Luxembourg / SCRIPT / CISCO
Principal Investigator(s):

Christine SCHILTZ

About

People differ vastly in their ability to understand and acquire basic academic concepts and skills. Given the hierarchical nature of numerical and mathematical learning developing high-quality early approaches to foster pre-mathematical learning is key. The present project aims to contribute to evidence-supported decision-making in early math education by assessing the influence of innovative learning and instruction approaches relying on collaboration and digital tools. While learning approaches relying on digital tools might provide a solution to address large inter-individual differences, it remains unclear how to design such tools to be effective. The present PhD project focuses on the design and evaluation of digital learning tools. It capitalizes on existing expertise on digital applications for early numeracy acquisition and compares their effectiveness with the more traditional non-digital training approach. In addition, the PhD project will also investigate the impact of collaboration on pre-mathematical problem solving in young children in a non-digital context. Given the relevance of collaboration for learning and working environments in older children and adults, it important to understand the development origins and trajectory of collaborative behavior to determine from which ages on collaboration could be useful to enrich math learning and instruction. Here the impact of collaboration of young children’s ability to solve pre-mathematical problems will be investigated. The CollabMathLearn-C21 PhD project is part of the ‘COLLABORATION 21 – Leveraging technologies for enhanced collaborative work and learning experiences’ doctoral training unit. COLLABORATION 21 is an IPBG PRIDE project aiming for continuous generation of empirical data in support of evidence-based decisions for better system design and learning experience.