The cognitive correlates of third-grade skill in arithmetic, algorithmic computation, and arithmetic word problems

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-43

  Fuchs, Lynn S ^a   Fuchs, Douglas ^a   Compton, Donald L ^a   Powell, Sarah R ^a   Seethaler, Pamela M ^a   Capizzi, Andrea M ^a   Schatschneider, Christopher ^b   Fletcher, Jack M ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Arithmetic; Cognitive correlates; Computation; Mathematics; Word problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645727519     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.98.1.29     Document Type: Review

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