This cutting edge book explores key issues raised by new findings in the study of quantitative development. One question addressed is how the abilities reported in infants and young children relate to later development. In some accounts, one is left with the impression that infants possess all the fundamental skills that make up mature quantitative reasoning. According to this view, subsequent development seems to consist of little more than the gradual expression of these skills in increasing complex and explicit tasks. ...
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This cutting edge book explores key issues raised by new findings in the study of quantitative development. One question addressed is how the abilities reported in infants and young children relate to later development. In some accounts, one is left with the impression that infants possess all the fundamental skills that make up mature quantitative reasoning. According to this view, subsequent development seems to consist of little more than the gradual expression of these skills in increasing complex and explicit tasks. This is a major departure from previously held views of quantitative development, such as that of Piaget. To evaluate these new claims, the abilities attributed to infants are first evaluated and then the parameters of early childhood competencies are defined. Comparing the two developmental periods, the authors evaluate the findings, discuss the transition between these age periods, and offer a framework for understanding later development of quantitative skills, such as counting and calculation. Underlying the argument throughout is an examination of the nativist versus empiricist debate that has taken center stage in infancy research.
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