Early number knowledge and cognitive ability affect early arithmetic ability

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 405-421

  Östergren, Rickard ^a   Träff, Ulf ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arithmetic calculation; Arithmetic development; Early number knowledge; Mental number line; Numerical knowledge; Verbal working memory

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

APTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM;

EID: 84877317689     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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