Relationships Between Children’s Literacy Comprehension and Their Achievement in Numeracy and Ethno-Math at Lower Primary Schools in Uganda

Richard Waiswa, Agnes Nabakiibi, Jackline Nabbira, C. Mugimu
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The article examined the relationships between children’s literacy comprehension and their competence/achievement in numeracy and Ethno-math at lower primary schools in Uganda using the UWEZO UGANDA (2021) secondary dataset collected by a cross-sectional survey design from a sample of 14,553 pupils. The quantitative data were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment of correlation coefficient and regression analyses to establish the relationship between children’s literacy comprehension and their competencies in numeracy/ethno-math. Findings showed that there was a statistically significant relationship (r = 0.539, p < 0.001) between letter recitation and number recognition, literacy level in English and numeracy level (r = 0.768, p < 0.001), numeracy level and ethno-math (r = −0.612). Although findings show a positive relationship between letter recitation and number recognition, literacy level in English, and numeracy level, there is a negative relationship between numeracy level and ethno-math. The study concluded that children’s ability to recite letters positively influences their ability to recognize numbers. Furthermore, children’s ability in literacy comprehension positively influences their abilities in carrying out numeracy. It was also concluded that children’s ability to work out ethno-math does not necessarily mean their ability to carry out numeracy.
乌干达小学低年级儿童的识字理解能力与算术和民族数学成绩之间的关系
文章利用乌干达 UWEZO(2021 年)中学数据集,通过横断面调查设计从 14 553 名小学生样本中收集的数据,研究了乌干达小学低年级儿童的识字理解能力与其算术和民族数学能力/成绩之间的关系。利用皮尔逊相关系数乘积矩和回归分析对定量数据进行了分析,以确定儿童的识字理解能力与其算术/数学能力之间的关系。研究结果表明,字母背诵与数字识别、英语读写水平与算术水平(r = 0.768,p < 0.001)、算术水平与民族数学(r = -0.612)之间存在显著的统计学关系(r = 0.539,p < 0.001)。尽管研究结果显示字母背诵与数字识别、英语读写水平和计算水平之间存在正相关关系,但计算水平与民族数学之间存在负相关关系。研究得出的结论是,儿童背诵字母的能力会对他们识别数字的能力产生积极影响。此外,儿童的识字理解能力会对他们的计算能力产生积极影响。研究还得出结论,儿童的民族数学能力并不一定意味着他们的计算能力。
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