Mathematical cognition in intellectually precocious first graders

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 251-276

  Hoard, Mary K ^a   Geary, David C ^a   Byrd Craven, Jennifer ^a,b   Nugent, Lara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKING MEMORY; ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; GIFTED CHILD; INDIVIDUALITY; LEARNING; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHONETICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, GIFTED; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHONETICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SERIAL LEARNING; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 45149091564     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87565640801982338     Document Type: Article

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