Children's number-line estimation shows development of measurement skills (not number representations)

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1640-1652

  Cohen, Dale J ^a   Sarnecka, Barbara W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclic power model; Log to linear shift; Number line estimation; Numerical cognition; Numerical representation

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84901633134     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035901     Document Type: Article

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