Tracing preschoolers’ ability to form and use categories

• Main Authors: ERGAZAKI, MARIDA, GASPARATOU, RENIA, VALANIDOU, EFTYCHIA
• Format: Online
• Language: English
• Published: Urray 2015
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This paper reports on a small-scale exploratory case study that aims at highlighting preschoolers’ ability to categorize, grasp criteria for categorizing and use categories for attributing properties to target entities. Conducting individual, semi-structured interviews with 10 preschoolers (age 4-5)...