Visual sustained attention and numerosity sensitivity correlate with math achievement in children

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 380-391

  Anobile, Giovanni ^a   Stievano, Paolo ^b   Burr, David C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Azienda USL 12   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attention; Developmental dyscalculia; Math achievement; Number line; Numerical cognition; Numerosity perception

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DYSCALCULIA; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATH ACHIEVEMENT; MATHEMATICS; NUMBER LINE; NUMERICAL COGNITION; NUMEROSITY PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; VISION;

ATTENTION; DEVELOPMENTAL DYSCALCULIA; MATH ACHIEVEMENT; NUMBER LINE; NUMERICAL COGNITION; NUMEROSITY PERCEPTION;

APTITUDE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84881527023     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2013.06.006     Document Type: Article

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