Counting strategies from 5 years to adulthood: Adaptation to structural features

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 251-265

  Camos, Valérie ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Choice process; Cognitive development; Counting; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346961780     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03173247     Document Type: Article

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