Development of number line representations in children with mathematical learning disability

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 277-299

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACHIEVEMENT TEST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKING MEMORY; ACHIEVEMENT; APTITUDE; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; INDIVIDUALITY; INTELLIGENCE; LINGUISTICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REACTION TIME; READING; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS;

ACHIEVEMENT; APTITUDE; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME; READING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 45149098722     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87565640801982361     Document Type: Article

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