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ERIC Number: EJ388086
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Preschool Children's Judgments of Number Magnitude.
Murray, Paula L.; Mayer, Richard E.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v80 n2 p206-09 Jun 1988
Two experiments involving a total of 40 three and 39 four year olds were undertaken to determine subjects' ability to sort and compare numbers according to magnitude. Results indicate that readiness skills for early childhood mathematics education should include development of appropriate concepts of number magnitude. (TJH)
Descriptors: Classification, Early Childhood Education, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Preschool Children, Problem Solving, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Magnitude Estimations