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Young children’s early deductive reasoning in number: A dialogic and linguistic approach

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posted on 2023-05-19, 12:33 authored by Carol MurphyCarol Murphy
In this paper I present an examination of three six year-old children’s interaction with a task intended to encourage reasoning and collaboration in number. A case is made for the importance of deductive reasoning in supporting inductive reasoning and for the potential of hypothetical deductive reasoning in supporting concept reification in early number. The children’s discourse is analysed using a framework based on opinion/belief, plausibility and deductive reasoning schema in relation to the functional use of actuality and modality linguistic terms. The analysis suggests that the children were able to transition to deductive reasoning and this was reflected in their discourse through a shift to modality, and that this shift suggested a sense of authority by the children in validating their thinking.

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Publication title

Asia-Pacific Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education

Volume

9

Pagination

5-25

ISSN

1976-1961

Department/School

Faculty of Education

Publisher

Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association

Place of publication

Korea

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  • Restricted

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Learner and learning not elsewhere classified

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