The goal of this action research was to investigate and gather data concerning the effectiveness of technology as a mathematics teaching aid in an Early Childhood Classroom (ECE) at a school in Belmopan, Belize. It aims to understand (1) to what extent the use of technology as a teaching aid increase 12 students’ academic performance and (2) to investigate to what extent the use of tablets aid in stimulating students’ interest as they gain new knowledge and skills about Mathematics topics. The research was planned and conducted over a fiveweeks span in an Infant Two class.

Data-driven decision making (DDDM) is an increasingly important innovation at all levels of the education system, including early childhood care and education (ECCE). This multisite, qualitative case study was designed to investigate the practice and ideology of data use at early childhood centres in the Caribbean island of Tobago. We analyzed DDDM using a sociological lens of practice and ideology as described by Lofland, Snow, Anderson, and Lofland (2006).