ArticleCognitive processing2016
Does finger sense predict addition performance?
Article in Cognitive processing, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- A longitudinal study of the role of fingers in the development of early number and arithmetic skills in children with Apert syndrome.Journal of anatomy · 2024Article
- Finger-counting habits, not finger movements, predict simple arithmetic problem solving.Psychological research · 2020Article
- Putting a Finger on Numerical Development - Reviewing the Contributions of Kindergarten Finger Gnosis and Fine Motor Skills to Numerical Abilities.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Review
- Effect of Finger Gnosis on Young Chinese Children's Addition Skills.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
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- Does finger sense really have a delayed effect on children's addition performance? : [A comment of Newman, S.D. Does finger sense predict addition performance? Cognitive Processing, 17(2), 2016, pp. 139-146].Cognitive processing · 2017Article
- Support of mathematical thinking through embodied cognition: Nondigital and digital approaches.Cognitive research: principles and implications · 2017Review
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Abstract
The impact of fingers on numerical and mathematical cognition has received a great deal of attention recently. However, the precise role that fingers play in numerical cognition is unknown. The current study explores the relationship between finger sense, arithmetic and general cognitive ability. Seventy-six children between the ages of 5 and 12 participated in the study. The results of stepwise multiple regression analyses demonstrated that while general cognitive ability including language processing was a predictor of addition performance, finger sense was not. The impact of age on the relationship between finger sense, and addition was further examined. The participants were separated into two groups based on age. The results showed that finger gnosia score impacted addition performance in the older group but not the younger group. These results appear to support the hypothesis that fingers provide a scaffold for calculation and that if that scaffold is not properly built, it has continued differential consequences to mathematical cognition.
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