Welcome to the AIM Research Centre!
Our Mission
The AIM Research Centre (ARC) supports the research and development of tools and other resources that enhance children’s numeracy learning. We focus on numeracy learning from birth to grade 6, because skills acquired during this period are foundational for learning advanced mathematics.
Importance of Foundational Numeracy Skills
ARC Director Dr. Jo-Anne LeFevre was elected as a 2024 Royal Society of Canada Fellow. Watch Dr. LeFevre discuss her research and the importance of foundational numeracy skills.
Spotlight: ARC Student Research
Carleton Cognitive Science Conference
ARC students presented their research at the 2025 Cognitive Science Student Conference.
Children’s Quantity Recognition
Watch ARC student Leah Marshall discuss her research on quantity recognition.
TikTok’s cookie challenge: Why some children share and others don’t
Read ARC Master’s student Liza Kahwaji and ARC director Rebecca Merkley’s article about sharing.