Cognitive holding power, fluid intelligence, and mathematical achievement as predictors of children's realistic problem solving

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 124-129

  Xin, Ziqiang ^a   Zhang, Li ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cognitive holding power; Fluid intelligence; Mathematical achievement; Realistic problem solving

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871535095     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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