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ERIC Number: EJ576505
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Children's Knowledge of Teen Quantities as Tens and Ones; Comparisons of Chinese, British, and American Kindergartners.
Ho, Connie Suk-Han; Fuson, Karen C.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v90 n3 p536-44 Sep 1998
Three studies involving 4-year olds and 5-year olds from Hong Kong (samples of 36, 10, and 12) and the United States show that Chinese children surpass their English and American counterparts in rote counting and place value numeration as well as embedded ten-cardinal understanding. Implications are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computation, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Fundamental Concepts, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children, Languages, Mathematical Concepts, Numeracy, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Chinese People; England; Hong Kong; United States