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ERIC Number: EJ565574
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0965
Area Judgment from Width and Height Information: The Case of the Rectangle.
Mullet, Etienne; Rulence-Paques, Patricia
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v69 n1 p22-48 Apr 1998
Adults, 9-year olds, and 5-year olds were shown horizontal and vertical lines of various sizes, presented on same wall or different walls, and asked to estimate corresponding area. Responses indicated that when width and height were separated, children gave same weight to both dimensions while adults gave greater weight to larger dimensions; when joined, 9-year olds gave greater weight to larger dimension. (EV)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Area, Children, Cognitive Development, Spatial Ability, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Dimensional Representation; Shapes