Young Children Making Sense of Multi-Digit Numbers
Grant Data
Project Title
Young Children Making Sense of Multi-Digit Numbers
Principal Investigator
Dr Chan, Wai Lan
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Professor Okamoto Yukari
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
42
Start Date
2016-09-01
Amount
662584
Conference Title
Young Children Making Sense of Multi-Digit Numbers
Presentation Title
Keywords
multi-digit, numbers, place-value, preschool
Discipline
Psychology,Others - Psychology and Linguistics
Panel
Humanities & Social Sciences (H)
HKU Project Code
17660616
Grant Type
General Research Fund (GRF)
Funding Year
2016
Status
Completed
Objectives
1. To examine possible cultural differences between Chinese-speaking children in Hong Kong and English-speaking children in America in their early knowledge of multi-digit numbers and place-value concept prior to formal schooling. 2. To explore how well preschool children's early, partial knowledge of multi-digit numbers and place-value concept acquired in everyday life predicts their numerical performance in elementary school. 3. To explore which kinds of everyday activities or events are beneficial to young children’s development of early knowledge of multi-digit numbers and place-value concept prior to formal schooling.