Date of Award
1999
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Bjorklund, David F.
Abstract
Current studies are rapidly investigating strategy choice on tasks such as math and reading that children encounter in day to day life; it follows that strategy development should also be examined in the naturalistic settings where children actually perform these tasks. From a sociocultural learning perspective, we examined five year old children's arithmetic strategy use, in a game context, with the most likely of mentors for a young child, his or her parents. Children played three games of a modified version of "Chutes and Ladders" with one of their parents. Children's strategy use and parents' behavior were coded and analyzed. Results indicate that parents usually provided appropriate support to their children, providing more direction and assistance to the children who required them, and less to those who did not.
Extent
87 p.
Recommended Citation
Hubertz, Martha J., "development of math strategies in a sociocultural context" (1999). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 1435.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/1435
Identifier
FADT15731
Comments
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1999.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Charles E. Schmidt College of Science