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MaiKe: A New App for Mathematics in Kindergarten

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Mathematics Education in the Early Years

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Increasing availability of tablets at home—even for the youngest ones—is a fact. Therefore, research on mathematical play and learning apps is of growing importance. The project MaiKe (Mathematik im Kindergarten entdecken) develops its own and mathematically sound app. MaiKe regards and reflects in concept, development and design both developmental psychology and mathematics educational findings and research. MaiKe takes into account the broad range of competencies which are considered to promote a successful school beginning. The concept and design information about the app as well as concrete examples of technical realisation and use are given.

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    MaiKe can be retrieved from Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.unierlangen.maike. Accessed 22 June 2015.

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    Anna Susanne Steinweg

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  1. Bergen University College, Bergen, Norway

    Tamsin Meaney

  2. NCM, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Ola Helenius

  3. Luleå Technical University, Luleå, Sweden

    Maria L. Johansson

  4. Bergen University College, Bergen, Norway

    Troels Lange

  5. Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden

    Anna Wernberg

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Steinweg, A.S. (2016). MaiKe: A New App for Mathematics in Kindergarten. In: Meaney, T., Helenius, O., Johansson, M., Lange, T., Wernberg, A. (eds) Mathematics Education in the Early Years. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23935-4_19

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