Typical and atypical development of basic numerical skills in elementary school

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 546-565

  Landerl, Karin ^a   Kölle, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basic numerical skills; Compatibility effect; Distance effect; Dyscalculia; Nonsymbolic magnitude comparison; Size congruity effect; Symbolic magnitude comparison

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SYMBOLISM;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 67349119460     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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