Effects of Tutorial Interventions in Mathematics and Attention for Low-Performing Preschool Children

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 577-606

  Barnes, Marcia A ^a   Klein, Alice ^b   Swank, Paul ^c   Starkey, Prentice ^b   McCandliss, Bruce ^d   Flynn, Kylie ^b   Zucker, Tricia ^c   Huang, Chun Wei ^e   Fall, Anna Mária ^a   Roberts, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b WestEd   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WestEd   (United States)

Author keywords

attention; math difficulties; mathematics; pre kindergarten; randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 84984890236     PISSN: 19345747     EISSN: 19345739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19345747.2016.1191575     Document Type: Article

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