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Hatano, Giyoo; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1987
Examined whether representational changes in digit memory are functions of children's expertise in mental abacus operation when abacus operators reproduced series of digits forward or backward. Found skilled operators equally facile with forward and backward reproduction, but novices slower going backward. Suggests advanced operators apply their…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computation, Concept Formation, Mathematical Concepts
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Schonfeld, Irvin Sam – Developmental Psychology, 1986
Compares the Genevan and Cattell-Horn theories of intelligence and describes both similarities and differences. Describes a study investigating the relation of the Piagetian operative level to the child's ability to use crystallized solution procedures (aids) in making elementary numerical comparisons. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Computation, Concept Formation
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Mix, Kelly S.; Levine, Susan Cohen; Huttenlocher, Janellen – Developmental Psychology, 1999
Tested 3- to 7-year-olds' ability to calculate with whole numbers, fractions, and mixed-numbers, in a task in which an amount was displayed, then hidden. Subjects were to determine the hidden amount resulting when numbers were added or substracted. Found that, although fraction problems were more difficult than whole-number problems, competence on…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computation, Concept Formation, Early Childhood Education