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Solomon, Tracy L.; Vasilyeva, Marina; Huttenlocher, Janellen; Levine, Susan C. – Developmental Psychology, 2015
Understanding measurement units is critical to mathematics and science learning, but it is a topic that American students find difficult. In 3 studies, we investigated the challenges underlying this difficulty in kindergarten and second grade by comparing performance on different versions of a linear measurement task. Children measured crayons…
Descriptors: Children, Spatial Ability, Concept Formation, Measurement
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Berger, Sarah E.; Adolph, Karen E. – Developmental Psychology, 2003
Two experiments examined problem solving in 16-month-olds' adaptive locomotion (crossing bridges of varying width with/without handrail). Findings indicated that toddlers attempted wide bridges more than narrow ones. Attempts on narrow bridges depended on handrail presence. Toddlers had longer latencies, examined bridge/handrail more closely, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, Experiments, Infant Behavior