Which of the following describes a benefit of developing mathematical thinking in early childhood? Becoming more confident in navigating one’s physical environment Developing scientific inquiry skills and stimulating curiosity Developing reasoning skills and increasing comprehension All of the above

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of developing scientific inquiry skills in early childhood? Knowing a variety of scientific formulas by heart Better understanding the environment one lives in Improving classification, comparison and inference skills Developing patience while observing phenomena

Which of the following activities supports mathematical thinking in school-agers? Learning direction and positional words during a game of “Simon Says” Practicing counting up to ten by pointing to objects Playing “Subtraction BINGO” to practice arithmetic Using dramatic play scenarios to apply the knowledge of geometrical concepts

Experience with the _____ world gives children a base for comparing and contrasting key skills for mathematical classification and scientific thinking. a. abstract b. lingual c. physical d. perceptual

Which of the following statements describes a benefit of developing approaches to learning in early childhood?Deepening specific domain knowledgeLearning ways to respond to new situationsPushing through challenges or finding alternate solutionsSubmitting to authority during decision making

During Piaget’s proposed ________ stage of development, children understand events and analogies logically, and they can perform simple mathematical operations. At the same time they lack the ability to think abstractly.Group of answer choicesconcrete operationalformal operationalpreoperationalsensorimotor