An Exploratory Look at the Relationships Among Math Skills, Motivational Factors and Activity Choice

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 235-243

  Edens, Kellah M ^a   Potter, Ellen F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood math skills; Number sense; Numeracy; Preschool activity centers; Private speech; Teacher verbal interactions; Vygotsky's socio cultural theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875575818     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-012-0540-y     Document Type: Article

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