Working memory and arithmetic calculation in children: The contributory roles of processing speed, short-term memory, and reading

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 288-308

  Berg, Derek H ^a  

^a MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognition; Education; Mathematics Numbers; Memory; Spatial ability cognition

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MATHEMATICS; ORIENTATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; READING; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH ANALYSIS;

ACHIEVEMENT; APTITUDE; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; ORIENTATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; READING; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 40649116140     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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