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ERIC Number: EJ420534
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8251
The Estimation of Set Size by Potentially Gifted Kindergarten-Age Children.
Baroody, Arthur J.; Gatzke, Mary R.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v22 n1 p59-68 Jan 1991
Explored is young children's ability to estimate set sizes and use reference points such as 10. Results indicated that many children could accurately place sets somewhat smaller than a reference point but had difficulty placing sets somewhat larger than a reference point. (CW)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Elementary School Mathematics, Estimation (Mathematics), Kindergarten, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Skills, Preschool Education, Set Theory
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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