The development of ordinal numerical competence in young children

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-81

  Brannon, Elizabeth M ^a   Van De Walle, Gretchen A ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ATTENTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 0035434011     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cogp.2001.0756     Document Type: Article

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