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Sasanguie, Delphine; Vos, Helene – Developmental Science, 2018
Digit comparison is strongly related to individual differences in children's arithmetic ability. Why this is the case, however, remains unclear to date. Therefore, we investigated the relative contribution of three possible cognitive mechanisms in first and second graders' digit comparison performance: digit identification, digit--number word…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 2
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Hurst, Michelle; Monahan, K. Leigh; Heller, Elizabeth; Cordes, Sara – Developmental Science, 2014
When placing numbers along a number line with endpoints 0 and 1000, children generally space numbers logarithmically until around the age of 7, when they shift to a predominantly linear pattern of responding. This developmental shift of responding on the number placement task has been argued to be indicative of a shift in the format of the…
Descriptors: Numbers, Children, Adults, Cognitive Development