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Mathematical achievement: the role of spatial and motor skills in 6-8 year-old children.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Longitudinal associations between sedentary behavior types and mathematics ability mediated by externalizing and internalizing problems.NPJ science of learning · 2026Article
- Looking Ahead: Advancing Measurement and Analysis of the Block Design Test Using Technology and Artificial Intelligence.Journal of Intelligence · 2024Review
- Relationships between Motor Skills and Academic Achievement in School-Aged Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The Impact of School Closures during COVID-19 Lockdown on Visual-Motor Integration and Block Design Performance: A Comparison of Two Cohorts of Preschool Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Achievement in Fundamental Movement Skills, Spatial Abilities, and Mathematics among Lower Key Stage 2 Children.Journal of Intelligence · 2023Article
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Abstract
Several studies have tried to establish the factors that underlie mathematical ability across development. Among them, spatial and motor abilities might play a relevant role, but no studies jointly contemplate both types of abilities to account for mathematical performance. The present study was designed to observe the roles of spatial and motor skills in mathematical performance. A total of 305 children aged between 6 and 8 years took part in this study. A generalized linear regression model with mathematical performance as a dependent variable was performed. Results revealed that Block design (as a visuospatial reasoning measure) accounted for mathematical performance, especially among 6- and 7-year-olds but not in 8-year-olds. After controlling for the effect of the block design, mental rotation and manual dexterity predicted mathematical performance. These findings highlight the role of underlying cognitive (spatial) and motor abilities in supporting mathematical achievement in primary school children.
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