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Quote: preschool children can compare and add large sets of visual and auditory elements without counting; addition as accurate as comparison

QuoteRef: bartH9_2005 , p. abstract



Topic:
what is a number
Topic:
children vs. adults
Topic:
natural language as action or problem solving

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Here we show that preschool children can compare … dots) and across two modalities and formats (dot … children viewed animations and either compared one visible … sum to a third array . In further … Children performed all tasks successfully, without resorting to … Addition was as accurate as comparison, even though … of number and addition therefore precedes, and may … [In each experiment, the children performed well above chance (e.g., p<0.001, p<0.0001, p<0.0001, p<0.0001).]   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: abstract knowledge of number and addition precedes, and may guide, language-based instruction in mathematics

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