Barely started and already left behind: A descriptive analysis of the mathematics ability demonstrated by young deaf children

Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 409-421

  Kritzer, Karen I ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

APTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEAFNESS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 70249099880     PISSN: 10814159     EISSN: 14657325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/deafed/enp015     Document Type: Article

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