Updating Working Memory and arithmetical attainment in school

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 655-661

  Iuculano, Teresa ^a   Moro, Raffaella ^a   Butterworth, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arithmetical attainment; Updating; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 80755136574     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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