Early numerical foundations of young children's mathematical development

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 132, Issue , 2015, Pages 205-212

  Chu, Felicia W ^a   vanMarle, Kristy ^a   Geary, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Approximate number system; Cardinal knowledge; Mathematical learning; Mathematics achievement; Number knowledge; Preschool

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84924143845     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2015.01.006     Document Type: Article

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