The cognitive predictors of computational skill with whole versus rational numbers: An exploratory study

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 536-542

  Seethaler, Pamela M ^a   Fuchs, Lynn S ^a   Star, Jon R ^b   Bryant, Joan ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive predictor; Computation; Elementary; Mathematics; Rational numbers

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052394781     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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