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ERIC Number: EJ166665
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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The Relative Development in Young Children of Geometrical and Numerical Concepts
Choat, Ernest
Educational Studies, 3, 2, 153-69, Jun 77
Discusses the relationship between geometrical and numerical concepts in the mathematical development of young children. Based upon a longitudinal field study of 224 children, findings suggest that memorization ability facilitates understanding of numerical concepts but that subsequent mathematical development is restricted until basic geometry is mastered. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Child Development, Comparative Education, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Learning, Longitudinal Studies, Mathematical Concepts, Number Concepts
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