Advisory Committee Chair
Constance Kamii
Advisory Committee Members
Jerry Aldridge
Lois Christensen
Lynn Kirkland
Maryann Manning
Document Type
Dissertation
Date of Award
2008
Degree Name by School
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) School of Education
Abstract
Time cannot be seen or physically examined, and philosophers have been arguing about the nature of time for thousands of years. National standards and state courses of study require that very young children be able to measure elapsed time to the hour and minute, but are they truly able to do so? This study focuses on children’s ability to quantify time at the very lowest level of quantification. Second, fourth, sixth, and eighth graders are interviewed using two tasks to determine whether they are able to separate their own actions from the actions of the timing device and to judge the equality or inequality of durations. It was found that even the eighth grade students had difficulty with the tasks. The implications of the findings in regard to state and national standards are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Russell, Kelly A., "Children's Prenumerical Quantification Of Time" (2008). All ETDs from UAB. 3793.
https://digitalcommons.library.uab.edu/etd-collection/3793
