The effect of the “Instructional Dart Game” on learning the basic concepts of math in the first grade in elementary schools

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of instructional dart game on learning of the basic concepts of math in the first grade in elementary schools. The research method was quasi-experimental (pretest-posttest design with reference group). The statistical population of the study was primary school students in Zarghan city in the academic year of 1395-1396. In order to select the target population of the study, a cluster randomized sampling method was first selected from schools with three or more classes in first grade and then one girls 'school and one boys' school was selected.  By random sampling, the four classes were divided into 4 groups (2 boys and 2 girls’ classes) and divided into two groups of experimental and reference for boys and two groups of experimental and reference for girls. A test that was made by the researcher was carried out; this divided the groups into halves. All groups were given a pre- test (first half of the test), after that, the experimental groups for girls and boys attended 10 training sessions with the help of the instructional dart, while the reference groups of girls and boys continued with their regular education. After the end of the training, all the groups were subjected to a post-test (second half of the test) and the data were analyzed by SPSS software. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation, and then inferential statistics such as dependent t-test and independent t-test were used to interpret the data. The study of research findings and comparison of performance of experimental and reference groups of girls and boys in pre and post test showed that there was a significant relationship between the use of instructional dart game and the amount of learning of concepts related to addition and subtraction. The result showed that the instructional dart game affects the learning and development of the basic concepts of the first phase of mathematics.