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EJ480262 SO525213

Title: An Investigation of the Mathematical Knowledge and Competencies Which Young Children Bring into School.
Author(s): Aubrey, Carol
Source: British Educational Research Journal, v19 n1 p27-41 1993
Publication Date: 1993
ISSN: 0141-1926
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUL1994
Target Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners

Reports on a study of the mathematical knowledge, strategies, and representations of 16 socially and ethnically diverse preschool children. Finds that the children bring a wide range of competencies that generally are more advanced than the curriculum content presented at that level. (CFR)

Descriptors: *Cognitive Development; Curriculum Design; Developmental Tasks; *Early Childhood Education; Foreign Countries; Knowledge Level; *Language Acquisition; Learning; *Mathematical Concepts; Mathematics Achievement; *Mathematics Education; *Mathematics Skills; Numbers
Identifiers: *Great Britain; National Curriculum

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