Early place-value understanding as a precursor for later arithmetic performance-A longitudinal study on numerical development

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1837-1851

  Moeller, K ^a,b   Pixner, S ^c   Zuber, J ^b   Kaufmann, L ^c,d   Nuerk, H C ^a,b  

^a KNOWLEDGE MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Austria)

^d INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Addition; Magnitude comparison; Numerical development; Place value understanding; Transcoding

Indexed keywords

ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL PROCESSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENTS;

EID: 79958281475     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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