Trial reportDevelopmental psychology2010
Do different types of school mathematics development depend on different constellations of numerical versus general cognitive abilities?
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74 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 263 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The association between working memory and mathematical problem solving: A three-level meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
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- How relations between early reading skills and third-grade mathematics outcomes vary across distribution: A quantile regression approach.Developmental psychology · 2024Article
- Transfer between Reading Comprehension and Word-Problem Solving among Children with Learning Difficulty in Both Domains.Journal of educational psychology · 2024Article
- Developmental Dyscalculia in Relation to Individual Differences in Mathematical Abilities.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Blood lead levels and math learning in first year of school: An association for concern.Environmental research · 2024Article
- Cognitive Predictors of the Overlap of Reading and Math in Middle School.Learning and individual differences · 2024Article
- Understanding the complexities of mathematical cognition: A multi-level framework.Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006) · 2023Article
- Mathematics achievement in the last year of primary school. Longitudinal relationship with general cognitive skills and prior mathematics knowledge.European journal of psychology of education = Journal europeen de psychologie de l'education · 2023Article
- Person-Centered Study of Cognitive Ability Dimensions Using Latent Profile Analysis.Journal of Intelligence · 2023Article
- The componential nature of arithmetical cognition: some important questions.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Review
- Accounting for Intraindividual Profiles in the Wechsler Intelligence Scales Improves the Prediction of School Performance.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Taking a Closer Look: The Relationship between Pre-School Domain General Cognition and School Mathematics Achievement When Controlling for Intelligence.Journal of Intelligence · 2022Article
- The association of basic numerical abilities and math achievement: The mediating role of visuospatial and arithmetical abilities.Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006) · 2022Article
- Connections between Mathematics and Reading Development: Numerical Cognition Mediates Relations between Foundational Competencies and Later Academic Outcomes.Journal of educational psychology · 2022Article
- Executive functions and mathematical competence in Chinese preschool children: A meta-analysis and review.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- The Relationship of Reading Abilities With the Underlying Cognitive Skills of Math: A Dimensional Approach.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the interplay between basic numerical cognition and domain-general abilities (such as working memory) in explaining school mathematics learning. First graders (N = 280; mean age = 5.77 years) were assessed on 2 types of basic numerical cognition, 8 domain-general abilities, procedural calculations, and word problems in fall and then reassessed on procedural calculations and word problems in spring. Development was indexed by latent change scores, and the interplay between numerical and domain-general abilities was analyzed by multiple regression. Results suggest that the development of different types of formal school mathematics depends on different constellations of numerical versus general cognitive abilities. When controlling for 8 domain-general abilities, both aspects of basic numerical cognition were uniquely predictive of procedural calculations and word problems development. Yet, for procedural calculations development, the additional amount of variance explained by the set of domain-general abilities was not significant, and only counting span was uniquely predictive. By contrast, for word problems development, the set of domain-general abilities did provide additional explanatory value, accounting for about the same amount of variance as the basic numerical cognition variables. Language, attentive behavior, nonverbal problem solving, and listening span were uniquely predictive.
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