Cognitive processes that underlie mathematical precociousness in young children

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 239-264

  Swanson, H Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive processing; Math precociousness; Phonological processing; Problem solving; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GIFTED CHILD; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PHONETICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; READING; REFERENCE VALUE; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

CHILD; CHILD, GIFTED; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHONETICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; READING; REFERENCE VALUES; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 33644771330     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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