The Emergence of Order and Class Aspects of Number in Children: Some Findings from a Longitudinal Study.

Liddle, Ian; Wilkinson, J. Eric

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Publication Date: 1987

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The Emergence of Order and Class Aspects of Number in Children: Some Findings from a Longitudinal Study.

Liddle, Ian; Wilkinson, J. Eric

British Journal of Educational Psychology, v57 pt2 p237-43 Jun 1987

Describes longitudinal study of the development of understanding of two logical properties of number by 36 children during the first three years of primary school in Glasgow. Piagetian tests and number skills tests were administered to explore the acquisition of number as class and number as order concepts. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept), Criterion Referenced Tests, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Mathematics Tests, Number Concepts, Piagetian Theory, Primary Education, Serial Ordering

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Glasgow)

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