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ERIC Number: EJ667021
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8251
Learning about What Fits: Preschool Children's Reasoning about Effects of Object Size.
Sophian, Catherine
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v33 n4 p290-302 Jul 2002
Examines preschool children's understanding of the mathematical significance of unit size through problems that involve making judgments about the number of larger objects versus the number of smaller objects. Elicits children's judgments about the effects of object size both before and after the presentation of a series of demonstration trials. Analyzes the accuracy of children's judgments about the effects of object size. (Author/KHR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Early Childhood Education, Mathematics Education, Measurement, Patterns in Mathematics, Preschool Children, Primary Education, Spatial Ability, Visualization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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