Effects of a specific numeracy educational program in kindergarten children: A pilot study

Educational Research and Evaluation

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 405-431

  Kaufmann, Liane ^a   Delazer, Margarete ^b   Pohl, Renate ^c   Semenza, Carlo ^d   Dowker, Ann ^e  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 26644432060     PISSN: 13803611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803610500110497     Document Type: Article

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