Development of a Gamified Number Line App for Teaching Estimation and Number Sense in Grades 1 to 7

• Main Authors: Verzosa, Debbie Marie, De Las Peñas, Ma. Louise Antonette N, Aberin, Maria Alva Q, Garciano, Agnes, Sarmiento, Jumela F, Tolentino, Mark Anthony C
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: Mathematical app; number sense; estimation; number line; STEM; Early Childhood Education; Mathematics; Science and Mathematics Education
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/mathematics-faculty-pubs/179; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1185&context=mathematics-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Fraction knowledge is known to be a gatekeeper to more advanced mathematical learning. On the basis of the literature on early number learning, a number line mobile application called Catch the Carrot was designed to develop students’ knowledge of whole number and fraction magnitude. This paper aims...