Executive functions and strategic aspects of arithmetic performance: The case of adults' and children's arithmetic

Psychologica Belgica

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 335-352

  Lemaire, Patrick ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Arithmetic; Cognitive development; Executive functions; Strategies; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957829890     PISSN: 00332879     EISSN: 2054670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/pb-50-3-4-335     Document Type: Article

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