An examination of how children develop numerical abilities from infancy onwards, focussing on the roles of memory, spatial ability, and language. The course will also examine well-publicized studies on the poor levels of performance in mathematics among North American students, and compare this to student performance in other countries. Antirequisite(s): Prerequisite(s): Psychology 2820E or both Psychology 2800E and 2810, and one of Psychology 2040A/B, 2410A/B, 2220A/B, 2221A/B. Corequisite(s): Pre-or Corequisite(s): Extra Information: 3 lecture/seminar hours, 0.5 course. back to top
