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The origins of mathematical knowledge in childhood / Catherine Sophian.
Van Pelt Library QA135.6 .S628 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sophian, Catherine.
- Series:
- Studies in mathematical thinking and learning
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematics--Study and teaching (Elementary).
- Mathematics.
- Arithmetic--Study and teaching (Early childhood).
- Arithmetic.
- Cognitive learning theory.
- Concept learning.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 196 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, [2007]
- Summary:
- This book examines the origins and development of children' s mathematical knowledge. Sophian contrasts the widely held view that counting is the starting point for mathematical development with an alternative comparison-of-quantities position—
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-184) and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0805857583
- 9780805857580
- 1410616487
- 9781410616487
- OCLC:
- 70823071
- Online:
- Publisher description
- Contributor biographical information
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