Young Children's Numerical Use of Number Words: Counting in Many-to-One Situations.

Becker, Joe

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ERIC Number: EJ464513

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Publication Date: 1993

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Young Children's Numerical Use of Number Words: Counting in Many-to-One Situations.

Becker, Joe

Developmental Psychology, v29 n3 p458-65 May 1993

Preschoolers' performance on two tasks demonstrated that, given a perceptually available set of dolls, they were able to use number words to determine the quantity of a hidden or nonexistent set of items that was in a known ratio to the available set. (MM)

Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Computation, Language Acquisition, Language Usage, Numbers, Preschool Children

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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