1964 Annual: Curriculum Revision Issue
Publication of the Mathematics Council of The Alberta Teachers’ Association
37- 43
THE PRESCHOOL CHILD’S CONCEPT OF NUMBER
Dr. L. Doyal Nelson
Rote or Concept?
In this research, the basic number knowledge of children was investigated. The researchers assume that rote memorization of symbols and facts forms a poor basis for early growth of number concepts. Based on this idea, the writers endeavored to find what school beginners know.