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Math Training App for Children with Learning Difficulties in Arithmetic

Basic Information

Recruitment status	Pending
Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied	Dyscalculia
Date of first enrollment	06/08/2025
Target sample size	204
Countries of recruitment
Study type	Interventional
Intervention(s)	This study consists of two major phases: the training phase and the waiting phase. The pre-test and post-test utilize tasks included in the app version of the Fundamental Calculative Ability Test (FCAT), which serves as the primary outcome measure. After the pre-test, the experimental group (Group A) undergoes a five-week training phase consisting of 21 training sessions, followed by Post-test 1. The control group (Group B) enters a one-month waiting phase, after which Post-test 1 is conducted. Subsequently, both the experimental and control groups complete a five-week training phase with 21 sessions. After the completion of all training, Post-test 2 is administered to both groups. To examine long-term changes in arithmetic learning behavior and evaluation following the app-based intervention, a follow-up evaluation form and questionnaire will be mailed to parents, who will be asked to complete and return them.

Outcome(s)

Primary Outcome

Change in total score from pre-test to post-test 1 as measured by the Fundamental Calculative Ability Test (FCAT)

Secondary Outcome

Child outcomes - Change in scores for ordinality, cardinality, and numerical facts from pre-test to post-test 1 - Training participation rate - Group A: change in total score from pre-test to post-test 2 - Group B: change in total score from post-test 1 to post-test 2 - Change in training accuracy rate Parent-reported outcomes - Change in responses to pre- and post-intervention evaluation forms - Parent responses to the social validity questionnaire

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Age minimum	>= 6age old
Age maximum	<= 7age 11month old
Gender	Both
Include criteria	1.First-grade elementary school children enrolled in regular classes who either: have been diagnosed with dyscalculia; are suspected of having dyscalculia by their school; or are rated by their parents as having difficulties in arithmetic learning based on a preliminary evaluation form. 2.Written informed consent obtained from both the parent and the child (assent for the child). 3.Children who have no difficulty operating or learning with the arithmetic training application.
Exclude criteria	1.Children who score an average of 70 points or higher on mathematics unit tests conducted at school. 2.Individuals deemed inappropriate as research participants by the principal investigator.