Psychological Development and Education ›› 2006, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (4): 8-11.

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The Development of Children’s Early Measurement Abilities

ZHANG Hua1, PANG Li-juan2, HAN Xiao-yu2, TAO Sha3, DONG Qi3   

  1. 1. People's Education Press, Beijing 100081;
    2. School of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    3. Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
  • Online:2006-10-15 Published:2006-10-15

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Abstract: Direct comparison and nonstandard measurement are tc}o important components of measurement in early childhood.This study was to examine the characteristics of children's early measurement abilities with longitudinal design.92 3-yearold children participated in the longitudinal investigation.The results indicated:(1) both direct comparison measurement and nonstandard measurement increased rapidly,but the progress of nonstandard measurement was slower than that of direct comparison measurement;(2) the main effects of age and direct measurement's tasks and the interaction effect of them were significant,furthermore,the analyses of post hoc showed that the developmental level of weight comparison was lower than that of scale and length comparison;(3) the main effects of age and nonstandard measurement's task were significant,and the ability of measurement with a nonstandard unit was higher than the creation of nonstandard uint.

Key words: direct comparison measurement, nonstandard measurement, nonstandard unit

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