Johns Hopkins University has developed a simple computer game which helps children improve their math scores. The game is based on instinctive calculation abilities in humans and animals. It requires students to make intuitive guesses about groups of objects without counting the number of the objects in each group specifically.
Simple computer game shown to boost kids’ math scores #dyscalculia
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A Johns Hopkins computer game helps children improve math skills.
A group of forty children around the age of five were asked to guess the quantities of objects in each group and be able to differentiate which group had more objects. Some of the children were able to advance at this game toward guessing correctly more difficult groupings. These children scored better on math tests after the game.
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A fairly simple computer game helps kids improve in math, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins University. While their vocabulary stayed the same, those who received the progressively harder dot choices—which is considered the proper way to learn—got an average of about 80 percent answers correct on their math test.
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John Hopkins University has shown that games help children learn math.
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Making math a game helps students learn.
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The game is based on intuitive understanding of numbers.
