{"id":1349,"date":"2026-08-30T22:54:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T12:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/childrensvoicesconference.csu.domains\/2026\/?p=1349"},"modified":"2026-09-01T13:14:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T03:14:38","slug":"cvc2026-643","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/childrensvoicesconference.csu.domains\/2026\/cvc2026-643\/","title":{"rendered":"CVC2026-643 \u2013 Beyond the classroom: The impact of outdoor mathematics activities on preschool teachers\u2019 beliefs and self-efficacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cvc-hero alignfull\"><span class=\"cvc-chip\">Presentation \u2013 CVC2026-643<\/span><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Beyond the classroom: The impact of outdoor mathematics activities on preschool teachers\u2019 beliefs and self-efficacy<\/h1>\n<div class=\"cvc-authors\">\n<p><strong>\u00c7a\u011fla Banko-Bal, <\/strong>Yeditepe University, T\u00fcrkiye<\/p>\n<p><strong>Merve Ketenci Tona, <\/strong>Ministry of Education, T\u00fcrkiye<\/p>\n<p><strong>Berrin Akman,<\/strong> Hacettepe University, T\u00fcrkiye<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"CVC2026-643 Beyond the classroom: The impact of outdoor mathematics activities on preschool teachers\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UF-Q2Z9NMdc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Background: <\/strong>Mathematics learning in early childhood is often confined to classroom settings, limiting opportunities for children\u2019s active, experience-based engagement. Out-of-school learning environments offer rich contexts where children can explore, question, and construct meaning through real-life interactions. However, teachers\u2019 beliefs and competencies play a key role in whether such child-centred opportunities are effectively implemented.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aim: <\/strong>This study examines the impact of mathematics activities conducted in out-of-school learning environments on preschool teachers\u2019 beliefs about mathematical development and their self-efficacy in organising such environments, with a particular focus on how these practices support child-centred learning experiences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method\/approach:<\/strong> A single-group pre-test\u2013post-test quasi-experimental design was used. Participants were preschool teachers from four provinces in T\u00fcrkiye. A six-day practice-based training was implemented in diverse out-of-school settings. Data were collected before, after, and at follow up. Ethical approval was obtained from the relevant institutional review board, and informed consent was secured from all participants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Results\/findings: <\/strong>The findings indicated a statistically significant increase in teachers\u2019 self-efficacy regarding organising out-of-school learning environments. However, no significant change was found in their beliefs about mathematical development. This suggests that while practices can shift relatively quickly, belief systems may remain more stable in the short term.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion: <\/strong>The findings highlight that out-of-school mathematics activities can strengthen teachers\u2019 capacity to design child-centred learning environments that support children\u2019s exploration and engagement. However, sustained professional development is needed to foster deeper changes in teachers\u2019 beliefs, which are critical for the long-term transformation of practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Implications for children and families: <\/strong>You can support children\u2019s learning by encouraging them to explore mathematics in everyday environments, such as parks, museums, and nature, where they can actively discover and make sense of the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Implications for practitioners: <\/strong>You can enhance children\u2019s engagement and learning by designing out-of-school experiences that allow them to explore, question, and actively participate in meaningful mathematical activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding: <\/strong>This study was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of T\u00fcrkiye (T\u00dcB\u0130TAK) under the 4004 Nature Education and Science Schools Program (Project No: 123B371).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keywords<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> out-of-school learning, early childhood education, early math skills<\/p>\n<p><strong>This presentation relates to the following <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\"><strong>United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"cvc-sdgs\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\/goal4\">SDG 4: Quality Education<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c7a\u011fla Banko-Bal, Yeditepe University, T\u00fcrkiye; Merve Ketenci Tona, Ministry of Education, T\u00fcrkiye; Berrin Akman, Hacettepe University, T\u00fcrkiye<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,1],"tags":[46],"class_list":["post-1349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-childrens-learning-and-activities","category-presentations","tag-sdg-04"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/childrensvoicesconference.csu.domains\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/childrensvoicesconference.csu.domains\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/childrensvoicesconference.csu.domains\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/childrensvoicesconference.csu.domains\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/childrensvoicesconference.csu.domains\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1349"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/childrensvoicesconference.csu.domains\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1705,"href":"https:\/\/childrensvoicesconference.csu.domains\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1349\/revisions\/1705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/childrensvoicesconference.csu.domains\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/childrensvoicesconference.csu.domains\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/childrensvoicesconference.csu.domains\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}