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Levine, Susan C.; Suriyakham, Linda Whealton; Rowe, Meredith L.; Huttenlocher, Janellen; Gunderson, Elizabeth A. – Developmental Psychology, 2010
Prior studies indicate that children vary widely in their mathematical knowledge by the time they enter preschool and that this variation predicts levels of achievement in elementary school. In a longitudinal study of a diverse sample of 44 preschool children, we examined the extent to which their understanding of the cardinal meanings of the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Academic Achievement, Numbers, Preschool Children
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Mix, Kelly S.; Levine, Susan Cohen; Huttenlocher, Janellen – Developmental Psychology, 1999
Tested 3- to 7-year-olds' ability to calculate with whole numbers, fractions, and mixed-numbers, in a task in which an amount was displayed, then hidden. Subjects were to determine the hidden amount resulting when numbers were added or substracted. Found that, although fraction problems were more difficult than whole-number problems, competence on…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computation, Concept Formation, Early Childhood Education