The present study aimed to examine the relations of early numeracy activities and skills to mathematics dispositions, engagement, and achievement among 26,859 fourth graders in the United Arab Emirates who took part in the sixth cycle of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) in 2015. The study also explored the mediating effects of mathematics dispositions and engagement on the relations between early numeracy activities and skills and mathematics achievement among these fourth graders. Results of path analyses, after controlling for participants’ demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, indicated that early numeracy activities and skills were significantly and positively related to mathematics dispositions, engagement, and achievement. Further, results of mediational analyses suggested that confidence in mathematics had a significant mediating effect on the relations between early numeracy activities and skills and mathematics achievement. The findings of the study highlight the crucial role that early numeracy activities and skills play in enhancing fourth graders’ mathematics dispositions, engagement, and achievement in the United Arab Emirates.

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调查阿拉伯联合酋长国四年级学生的早期算术活动和技能与数学倾向、参与度和成绩之间的关联

本研究旨在检查阿拉伯联合酋长国 26,859 名四年级学生的早期算术活动和技能与数学倾向、参与和成绩的关系，他们参加了国际数学和科学研究趋势 (TIMSS) 的第六个周期2015 年，该研究还探讨了数学倾向和参与对这些四年级学生早期算术活动和技能与数学成绩之间关系的中介作用。在控制了参与者的人口统计学和社会经济特征后，路径分析的结果表明，早期的算术活动和技能与数学倾向、参与度和成就显着正相关。更多，中介分析的结果表明，对数学的信心对早期算术活动和技能与数学成绩之间的关系具有显着的中介作用。该研究的结果强调了早期算术活动和技能在提高阿拉伯联合酋长国四年级学生的数学能力、参与度和成就方面发挥的关键作用。