Math and Memory in Bilingual Preschoolers: The Relations Between Bilingualism, Working Memory, and Numerical Knowledge

Journal of Cognition and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 314-333

  Daubert, Emily N ^a   Ramani, Geetha B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILINGUALISM; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; SOCIAL STATUS; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 85060351282     PISSN: 15248372     EISSN: 15327647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15248372.2019.1565536     Document Type: Article

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