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024 7 |a 10.3390/educsci15111516  |2 doi 
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100 1 |a Zeng Shaoru Annie 
245 1 |a Dialogues in Play: Conversational AI and Early Mathematical Thinking 
260 |b MDPI AG  |c 2025 
513 |a Journal Article 
520 3 |a As conversational artificial intelligence (CAI), including smart speakers, social robots, and dialogic learning apps, becomes increasingly present in children’s lives, its potential to support early mathematical thinking warrants closer attention. While existing research largely concentrates on literacy and language development, the role of CAI in early numeracy remains underexplored. This paper examines how voice-based CAI might contribute to informal mathematical thinking in early childhood. Adopting a conceptual lens, this paper synthesises existing theory and research to examine the potential roles of CAI in early mathematical learning. Grounded in sociocultural theory and dialogic pedagogy, this paper positions CAI as a potential mediator of early mathematical thinking through responsive dialogue. Four interrelated dimensions (child agency, cognitive scaffolding, mathematical language quality, and responsiveness and timing) are identified as a conceptual lens for evaluating how dialogue-based interactions with CAI may support or constrain young children’s mathematical thinking. Rather than framing CAI as a direct teaching tool, this paper explores its potential role as a dialogic partner in play-based numeracy and inquiry. The framework contributes to early mathematics education by highlighting both the promise and the limitations of CAI, offering guidance for research, technology design, and educational practice. It underscores the need for intentional, ethically informed integration of CAI that approximates the qualities of human dialogue while acknowledging current constraints in real-world use. 
610 4 |a Amazon.com Inc 
653 |a Customer services 
653 |a Ethics 
653 |a Communication 
653 |a Research design 
653 |a Cognition & reasoning 
653 |a Computer assisted instruction--CAI 
653 |a Cognition 
653 |a Language 
653 |a Pedagogy 
653 |a Literacy 
653 |a Sociocultural theory 
653 |a Mathematics education 
653 |a Robots 
653 |a Early childhood education 
653 |a Artificial intelligence 
653 |a Language acquisition 
653 |a Children 
653 |a Second language learning 
653 |a Social interaction 
653 |a Natural language processing 
653 |a Dialogue 
653 |a Large language models 
653 |a Conversation 
653 |a Educational Research 
653 |a Communication (Thought Transfer) 
653 |a Interpersonal Relationship 
653 |a Mathematics Activities 
653 |a Child Development 
653 |a Language Processing 
653 |a Learner Engagement 
653 |a Attention 
653 |a Cognitive Development 
653 |a Language Usage 
653 |a Influence of Technology 
653 |a Learning Processes 
653 |a Learning Theories 
653 |a Learning Experience 
653 |a Dialogs (Language) 
653 |a Young Children 
653 |a Numeracy 
653 |a Cultural Context 
653 |a Mathematical Concepts 
653 |a Informal Education 
773 0 |t Education Sciences  |g vol. 15, no. 11 (2025), p. 1516-1535 
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