Sharifah Norul Akmar Syed Zamri & Nor Adlina Fadil
The aim of this preliminary study is to explore the effects of using different types of display and pattern rules on achievement in pattern recognition among pre-schoolers in Malaysia. A total of one hundred and fifty six pre-schoolers were involved in this study. The instrument used was adapted from Gadzichowski (2012). It contains 25 patterns which were divided into five different groups based on display; colour, shape, object, letter and number. Each group comprised five different patterns with rules of increasing difficulty. Each child was interviewed individually. A correct answer was given 1, otherwise zero. Descriptive statistics and a two factor ANOVA for correlated measures were conducted. Results show that the overall achievement of the children was rather low. Children find certain rules easier than others. The different displays had no significant impact on the achievement of pattern recognition amongst these children.