Relations of different types of numerical magnitude representations to each other and to mathematics achievement

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 53-72

  Fazio, Lisa K ^a   Bailey, Drew H ^a   Thompson, Clarissa A ^b   Siegler, Robert S ^a,c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Approximate number system; Fractions; Magnitude comparison; Magnitude representations; Mathematics achievement; Number line estimation

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; META ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SYMBOLISM;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 84897378659     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2014.01.013     Document Type: Article

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