Cognitive processes of numerical estimation in children

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 246-267

  Ashcraft, Mark H ^a   Moore, Alex M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Estimation; Log to lin shift; Magnitude estimates; Math achievement; Midpoint strategy; Number lines; Number representations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; REACTION TIME;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICS; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859646220     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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