This is an original, important and stimulating book, which attempts a Hegelian synthesis of
Piagetian constructivism and Fodorian modularity in terms of the author's own model of …

Arithmetic is still hugely important in many aspects of modern life, but our personal attitudes
to it differ greatly. Many people struggle with the basic principles of arithmetic, whilst others …

Little is known about children's sharing skills and the relation of these skills to the
understanding of number equivalence. In a series of three experiments, we found that 4-year …

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 …

Das Buch beschreibt die Entwicklung, Diagnose und Förderung der wesentlichen
mathematischen Basiskompetenzen, die Kinder in der Regel schon im Vorschulalter …

Recent work shows that 18‐month old infants understand that counting is numerically
relevant—infants who see objects counted are more likely to represent the approximate …

Preschool children are often good at counting things but seem slow to learn that there is
more to counting than simply finding out how many are in a single set. Counting is useful …

There are several explanations of why children make relative number judgments
inconsistent with their counting. Their counting may be unreliable or restricted to single sets …

It is one thing to be able to count and share items proficiently, but it is another thing to know
how counting and sharing establish and identify quantity. The aim of the study was to identify …

A key question in early number development is how 4‐and 5‐year‐olds learn the roles that
counting and cardinal numbers play when comparing quantities. Children who wrongly used …