Math skills and executive functioning in preschool: Clinical and ecological evaluation;Competencias matemáticas y funcionamiento ejecutivo en preescolar: Evaluación clínica y ecológica

Revista de Psicodidactica

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 65-82

  Presentación, María Jesús ^a   Siegenthaler, Rebeca ^a   Pinto, Vicente ^a   Mercader, Jessica ^a   Miranda, Ana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Basic math skills; Executive functioning; Inhibition; Preschool; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924418147     PISSN: 11361034     EISSN: 22544372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/RevPsicodidact.11086     Document Type: Article

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