Longitudinal development of number line estimation and mathematics performance in primary school children

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 134, Issue , 2015, Pages 12-29

  Friso van den Bos, Ilona ^a   Kroesbergen, Evelyn H ^a   Van Luit, Johannes E H ^a   Xenidou Dervou, Iro ^b   Jonkman, Lisa M ^c   Van der Schoot, Menno ^b   Van Lieshout, Ernest C D M ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Estimation; Longitudinal; Mathematics; Number line; Numerical abilities

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; AGE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NETHERLANDS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOL;

ACHIEVEMENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NETHERLANDS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84924709658     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: 10960457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2015.02.002     Document Type: Article

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