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Health Check: How children think about maths and time

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How children think about maths and time

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Doughnuts today or tomorrow? How 4 year olds understand time

Doughnuts today or tomorrow? Is 7 bigger than 3? How 4 year olds understand time and numbers.

Claudia Hammond explores how children think with two psychologists; Dr Victoria Simms from Ulster University who researches how children’s understanding of maths develops and Professor Teresa McCormack from Queens University Belfast who researches how children understand time. 

The discussion was recorded in front of an audience at the Northern Ireland Science Festival in February 2020.

Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer:  Caroline Steel

(Picture: A group of preschool students sitting on the floor with their legs crossed and their arms raised in the air. Photo credit: FatCamera/Getty Images.)

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