Linked to the Area of Mathematics in Early Childhood Students in East Lima: A Descriptive-Comparative Study

This study was aimed at comparing how well students in East Lima public schools could do math. The quantitative approach, descriptive-comparative type and non-experimental cross-sectional design were developed. The study sample was based on the census and included 218 students aged five who attended schools in the districts of San Juan de Lurigancho, Ate-Vitarte and Lurigancho. The evaluation was performed using the Spatial Orientation and Numerical Operations subtests of the LURIA-INITIAL Test. These subtests are executive functions and linguistic functions. The data were analyzed in descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests (Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis H) with a significance of α = 0.05. The results show that all the students are performing at average or above average in neuropsychological functions related to mathematics, which is generally satisfactory. There were no statistically significant differences in the results according to sex, educational institution or district of origin. The executive and linguistic functions related to early mathematical learning develop similarly in the population studied. This shows the importance of early education in balancing neuropsychological development and promotes universal educational strategies that emphasize reinforcing these functions.