Numerical capacities as domain-specific predictors beyond early mathematics learning: A longitudinal study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Reigosa Crespo, Vivian ^a   González Alemañy, Eduardo ^a   León, Teresa ^b   Torres, Rosario ^a   Mosquera, Raysil ^a   Valdés Sosa, Mitchell ^a  

^a CENTRO DE NEUROCIENCIAS DE CUBA   (Cuba)

^b Central Institute of Pedagogical Sciences   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; CURRICULUM; EARLY MATHEMATICS LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL TASK; PHONETICS; PREDICTION; REACTION TIME; READING;

ACHIEVEMENT; APTITUDE; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; READING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84892501458     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079711     Document Type: Article

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