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ERIC Number: EJ495392
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
Mathematics Learning in Young Children. Commentary on and Reprint of "Conservation of Length: Methodological Considerations," by Daiyo Sawada and L. Doyal Nelson, originally published in 1968.
McFetridge, Patricia A.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v40 n4 p411-24 Dec 1994
A former editor of this journal, 1967-69, selects an outstanding article from her tenure for its significance as the beginning of important studies in mathematics learning in young children. The article selected presents a modified technique for assessing a young child's acquisition of length conservation while eliminating or reducing the confounding effects of verbal communication. (SV)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept), Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Mathematical Concepts, Primary Education, Scholarly Journals, Young Children
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Alberta Journal of Educational Research; Verbal Mediation
Note: 40th anniversary issue.