• Title/Summary/Keyword: logico-mathematical thinking processes

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Infants and Toddlers' Logico-mathematical Thinking Processes in a Block Building Activity (블록 쌓기 활동에서 나타난 만 0, 1, 2세반 영유아의 논리·수학적 사고)

  • Shin, Eun Soo;Kim, Hyun Jin;Lee, Sun Myoung
    • Korean Journal of Child Studies
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.75-94
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    • 2015
  • The main purpose of this study was to examine the various aspects of logico-mathematical thinking and its development by observing a block building activity undertaken by infants and toddlers. The subjects comprised 73 young children from between the ages of 12- to 41-months-old. The interviewee was individually asked to build "something tall", making use of 20 blocks. The results of this study were, first, a regular increase by age is seen in congruence, the vertical use of flat blocks, and innovative ways of using triangular blocks. Second, many types of logico-mathematical thinking processes, such as classification, seriation, spatial relationship and temporal relationship, were shown during the block building activities on the part of the 12- to 41-months-olds who took part in this study.