Precursors to number: Equivalence relations, less-than and greater-than relations, and units

Precursors to number: Equivalence relations, less-than and greater-than relations, and units

Infants' knowledge need not have the same structure as the mature knowledge that develops from it. Fundamental to an understanding of number are concepts of equivalence and less-than and greater-than relations. These concepts, together with the concept of unit, are posited to be the starting po...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2008-12, Vol.31 (6), p.670-671
1. Verfasser: Sophian, Catherine
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Children & youth
Knowledge
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Zusammenfassung:Infants' knowledge need not have the same structure as the mature knowledge that develops from it. Fundamental to an understanding of number are concepts of equivalence and less-than and greater-than relations. These concepts, together with the concept of unit, are posited to be the starting points for the development of numerical knowledge.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X08005876