The Origins of Mathematical Knowledge in Childhood (Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum
Published: June 21, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780805857580
Subjects: Cognition & cognitive psychology; Educational Psychology; Mathematics; Study and teaching (Early childhood); Psychology; Study and teaching (Elementary); Cognitive Psychology; Teaching Methods & Materials - Mathematics; Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Mathematics; Psychology & Psychiatry / Cognitive Psychology; Cognitive learning theory; Developmental - Child; Arithmetic
Description: "This book examines the origins and development of children's mathematical knowledge. It contrasts the widely held view that counting is the starting point for mathematical development with an alternative comparison-of-quantities position. According to the comparison-of-quantities position, the concept of number builds upon more basic concepts of equality, inequality, and less-than and greater-than relations, which derive from comparisons between unenumerated quantities such as lengths. The concept of number combines these basic comparative concepts with the concept of a unit of measure, which allows one quantity to be described as a multiple of another." "The Origins of Mathematical Knowledge in Childhood is intended for researchers, professionals, and graduate students in developmental psychology, educational psychology, and mathematics education, and as a supplementary text for advanced undergraduate courses in cognitive development, educational psychology, and mathematics education."--BOOK JACKET.