{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2580979658","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2017.01.011","title":"Closing the gap: Efficacy of a tablet intervention to support the development of early mathematical skills in UK primary school children","display_name":"Closing the gap: Efficacy of a tablet intervention to support the development of early mathematical skills in UK primary school children","publication_year":2017,"publication_date":"2017-01-23","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2580979658","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2017.01.011","mag":"2580979658"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2017.01.011","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2017.01.011","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2017.01.011","pdf_url":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360131517300118/pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210172634","display_name":"Computers & Education","issn_l":"0360-1315","issn":["0360-1315","1873-782X"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","dongbi-b","erih-plus","jufo-3","ki-jl-2","norway-2","poland-200","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Computers & Education","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"hybrid","oa_url":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360131517300118/pdf","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5072130305","display_name":"Laura Ann Outhwaite","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4454-7775","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4454-7775"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I142263535","display_name":"University of Nottingham","ror":"https://ror.org/01ee9ar58","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I142263535"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Laura A. Outhwaite","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, UK"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, UK","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I142263535"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5049901662","display_name":"Anthea Gulliford","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9784-3738","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9784-3738"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I142263535","display_name":"University of Nottingham","ror":"https://ror.org/01ee9ar58","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I142263535"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Anthea Gulliford","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, UK"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, UK","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I142263535"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5086510425","display_name":"Nicola J. Pitchford","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5193-8371","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5193-8371"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I142263535","display_name":"University of Nottingham","ror":"https://ror.org/01ee9ar58","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I142263535"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Nicola J. Pitchford","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, UK"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5193-8371","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, UK","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I142263535"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5086510425"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I142263535"],"apc_list":{"value":5190,"currency":"USD","value_usd":5190},"apc_paid":{"value":5190,"currency":"USD","value_usd":5190},"fwci":17.8252,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":124,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.99309922,"is_in_top_1_percent":true,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":98,"max":100},"biblio":{"volume":"108","issue":null,"first_page":"43","last_page":"58"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11345","display_name":"Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills","score":0.9520999789237976,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3204","display_name":"Developmental and Educational Psychology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/32","display_name":"Psychology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11345","display_name":"Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills","score":0.9520999789237976,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3204","display_name":"Developmental and Educational Psychology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/32","display_name":"Psychology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10130","display_name":"Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques","score":0.018300000578165054,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13412","display_name":"Education and Technology Integration","score":0.009999999776482582,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/tablet-technology","display_name":"tablet technology","score":0.6110000014305115},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/early-mathematics-skills","display_name":"early math skills","score":0.7850000262260437},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/elementary-school-students","display_name":"elementary school students","score":0.7549999952316284},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/educational-software","display_name":"educational software","score":0.5360000133514404},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/underachieving-students","display_name":"underachieving students","score":0.8190000057220459},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/memory-ability","display_name":"memory ability","score":0.7149999737739563},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/socioeconomic-status","display_name":"socioeconomic status","score":0.8349999785423279},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mother-tongue","display_name":"mother tongue","score":0.9490000009536743},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/nonverbal-intelligence","display_name":"nonverbal intelligence","score":0.8500000238418579},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/receptive-vocabulary","display_name":"receptive vocabulary","score":0.7960000038146973},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/processing-speed","display_name":"processing speed","score":0.8059999942779541},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/educational-apps","display_name":"educational apps","score":0.3490000069141388}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780665704","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q959298","display_name":"Intervention (counseling)","level":2,"score":0.6768116354942322},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C47177190","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207137","display_name":"Curriculum","level":2,"score":0.5473296046257019},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C169900460","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2200417","display_name":"Cognition","level":2,"score":0.528228759765625},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C145420912","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q853077","display_name":"Mathematics education","level":1,"score":0.49065080285072327},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777601683","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6499736","display_name":"Vocabulary","level":2,"score":0.4868301749229431},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.48375391960144043},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777212361","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5127848","display_name":"Class (philosophy)","level":2,"score":0.4418472945690155},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138496976","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175002","display_name":"Developmental psychology","level":1,"score":0.41429704427719116},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.2531609535217285},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C19417346","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7922","display_name":"Pedagogy","level":1,"score":0.20927312970161438},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.10266947746276855},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C169760540","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207011","display_name":"Neuroscience","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41895202","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8162","display_name":"Linguistics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C118552586","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7867","display_name":"Psychiatry","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":6,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2017.01.011","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2017.01.011","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2017.01.011","pdf_url":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360131517300118/pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210172634","display_name":"Computers & Education","issn_l":"0360-1315","issn":["0360-1315","1873-782X"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","dongbi-b","erih-plus","jufo-3","ki-jl-2","norway-2","poland-200","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Computers & Education","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/:858876","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/858876","pdf_url":"https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/file/858876/1/1-s2.0-S0360131517300118-main.pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402483","display_name":"Repository@Nottingham (University of Nottingham)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I142263535","host_organization_name":"University of Nottingham","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I142263535"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"Journal Article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:eprints.nottingham.ac.uk:40492","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40492/","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402014","display_name":"Nottingham ePrints (University of Nottingham)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I142263535","host_organization_name":"University of Nottingham","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I142263535"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"","raw_type":"Article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:eprints.ucl.ac.uk.OAI2:10058081","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10058081/","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400024","display_name":"UCL Discovery (University College London)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I45129253","host_organization_name":"University College London","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I45129253"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"Computers & Education , 108 pp. 43-58. (2017)","raw_type":"Article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:pure.atira.dk:openaire_cris_publications/fa8e123d-8489-4fcd-962f-a6d66a39cd2f","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://research.birmingham.ac.uk/en/publications/fa8e123d-8489-4fcd-962f-a6d66a39cd2f","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402634","display_name":"University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I79619799","host_organization_name":"University of Birmingham","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I79619799"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"Outhwaite, L A, Gulliford, A & Pitchford, N J 2017, 'Closing the gap: Efficacy of a tablet intervention to support the development of early mathematical skills in UK primary school children', Computers and Education, vol. 108, pp. 43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2017.01.011","raw_type":"article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/fa8e123d-8489-4fcd-962f-a6d66a39cd2f","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85012280148&partnerID=MN8TOARS","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402634","display_name":"University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I79619799","host_organization_name":"University of Birmingham","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I79619799"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"Outhwaite , L A , Gulliford , A & Pitchford , N J 2017 , ' Closing the gap: Efficacy of a tablet intervention to support the development of early mathematical skills in UK primary school children ' , Computers and Education , vol. 108 , pp. 43 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2017.01.011","raw_type":"article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2017.01.011","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2017.01.011","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2017.01.011","pdf_url":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360131517300118/pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210172634","display_name":"Computers & Education","issn_l":"0360-1315","issn":["0360-1315","1873-782X"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["anvur-class-a","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","dongbi-b","erih-plus","jufo-3","ki-jl-2","norway-2","poland-200","russia-white-list-1","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Computers & Education","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/4","display_name":"Quality education","score":0.9901999831199646},{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/3","display_name":"Good health and well-being","score":0.6240000128746033}],"study_designs":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/study-designs/clinical-trial","display_name":"Clinical Trial"}],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G5959760740","display_name":"University of Nottingham ESRC Doctoral Training Centre DTG 2011","funder_award_id":"ES/J500100/1","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320334630","funder_display_name":"Economic and Social Research Council"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320334630","display_name":"Economic and Social Research Council","ror":"https://ror.org/03n0ht308"}],"has_content":{"pdf":true,"grobid_xml":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W2580979658.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W2580979658.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":31,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W576996266","https://openalex.org/W1041173458","https://openalex.org/W1148018534","https://openalex.org/W1516951669","https://openalex.org/W1804339065","https://openalex.org/W1817786817","https://openalex.org/W2000454627","https://openalex.org/W2006460318","https://openalex.org/W2029446148","https://openalex.org/W2038358602","https://openalex.org/W2038896400","https://openalex.org/W2052191659","https://openalex.org/W2053929754","https://openalex.org/W2068095745","https://openalex.org/W2081966310","https://openalex.org/W2092792426","https://openalex.org/W2112051988","https://openalex.org/W2115853804","https://openalex.org/W2125247901","https://openalex.org/W2128783070","https://openalex.org/W2135943618","https://openalex.org/W2136134364","https://openalex.org/W2137449556","https://openalex.org/W2137780988","https://openalex.org/W2144379884","https://openalex.org/W2207993824","https://openalex.org/W2209842931","https://openalex.org/W2496618795","https://openalex.org/W2956612331","https://openalex.org/W2968830069","https://openalex.org/W3036055340"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2081966310","https://openalex.org/W2910244392","https://openalex.org/W7161459040","https://openalex.org/W2968456314","https://openalex.org/W6962718368","https://openalex.org/W7154603603","https://openalex.org/W7045825912","https://openalex.org/W2605489173","https://openalex.org/W2977705460","https://openalex.org/W2991158868"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"The":[0,52],"efficacy":[1],"of":[2,17,54,98,120,150,204],"a":[3,95,148,166],"hand-held":[4],"tablet":[5,144],"technology":[6,145],"intervention":[7,93],"with":[8,131],"learner-centred":[9],"interactive":[10,174],"software":[11,159],"aimed":[12],"at":[13],"supporting":[14],"the":[15,50,55,91,109,195,202],"development":[16],"early":[18,155,198],"maths":[19,42,92,156,199],"skills":[20,64,134],"was":[21,76,127],"evaluated":[22],"in":[23,27,36,165,197],"four":[24],"studies":[25],"conducted":[26],"three":[28],"UK":[29],"primary":[30,205],"schools.":[31],"Immediate":[32],"and":[33,47,61,70,104,163,173,190],"sustained":[34,105],"gains":[35,75,107],"mathematics":[37],"were":[38],"determined":[39],"by":[40],"comparing":[41],"performance":[43],"before,":[44],"immediately":[45],"after,":[46],"5-months":[48],"after":[49],"intervention.":[51],"impact":[53],"child's":[56,121],"first":[57,122],"language,":[58],"socio-economic":[59,125],"status":[60,126],"basic":[62],"cognitive":[63,180],"(non-verbal":[65],"intelligence,":[66],"memory,":[67],"processing":[68],"speed":[69],"receptive":[71],"vocabulary)":[72],"on":[73],"learning":[74,106,137],"also":[77],"explored.":[78],"In":[79],"total,":[80],"133":[81],"pupils":[82],"aged":[83],"4\u20137":[84],"years":[85],"took":[86],"part.":[87],"Class":[88],"teachers":[89],"implemented":[90],"for":[94,112,154],"specified":[96],"period":[97],"time.":[99],"Results":[100],"showed":[101],"significant":[102,118],"immediate":[103],"following":[108],"intervention,":[110],"particularly":[111,186],"children":[113,130],"identified":[114],"as":[115],"low-achievers.":[116],"No":[117],"effect":[119],"language":[123],"or":[124],"found":[128],"but":[129],"weaker":[132],"memory":[133],"demonstrated":[135],"stronger":[136],"gains.":[138],"Overall,":[139],"these":[140],"findings":[141],"indicate":[142],"that":[143,170],"can":[146],"provide":[147],"form":[149],"individualised":[151],"effective":[152],"support":[153],"development,":[157],"when":[158],"is":[160],"age":[161],"appropriate":[162],"grounded":[164],"well-designed":[167],"curriculum.":[168],"Apps":[169],"incorporate":[171],"repetitive":[172],"features":[175],"might":[176],"help":[177,192],"to":[178,188,193],"reduce":[179],"task":[181],"demands,":[182],"which":[183],"could":[184,191],"be":[185],"beneficial":[187],"low-achievers":[189],"close":[194],"gap":[196],"attainment":[200],"from":[201],"start":[203],"school.":[206]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":15},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":7},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":8},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":14},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":18},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":21},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":13},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":15},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":7},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":6}],"updated_date":"2026-11-07T11:25:07.637180","created_date":"2017-02-03T00:00:00"}