Mathematical and Scientific Development in Early Childhood: A Workshop Summary

by Alix Beatty, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, et al.

Expectations for early learning are very different than they were even as recently as a decade ago. With increased recognition of the intellectual capacities of young children, as well as a growing understanding of how these capacities develop and can be fostered, has come a growing recognition that early childhood education, in both formal and informal settings, may not be helping all children maximize their cognitive capacities. Mathematical and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309095034
• ISBN13: 9780309095037
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 54 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.3" x 8.7"