- New research suggests that very simple numerical exercises (like determining how many pencils are in each pile of pencils) can significantly improve children’s math solving ability
- In the study, first graders who estimated the amount of objects in a pile did approximately a grade better on a subsequent test than the control group
- The study is one of the first to demonstrate how cultivating intuition in children can lead to enhanced mathematical performance
Source: Daniel C. Hyde, Saeeda Khanum, Elizabeth S. Spelke. Brief non-symbolic, approximate number practice enhances subsequent exact symbolic arithmetic in children. Cognition, 2014
