Young Natural-Number Arithmeticians
- 1 August 2006
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Current Directions in Psychological Science
- Vol. 15 (4) , 193-197
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8721.2006.00434.x
Abstract
When preschoolers count to check their arithmetic predictions, their counts are better than when they simply count a set of items on count-only tasks. This is so even for 2 1/2- and 3-year-olds dealing with small values. Such results lend support to the view that learning about verbal counting benefits from a nonverbal count-arithmetic system and challenge theories that place understanding of verbal counting at 4 1/2 or 5 years. That preschoolers readily engage in predicting-and-checking number tasks has implications for educational programs.Keywords
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