eprintid: 1538697
rev_number: 24
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creators_name: Cowan, RCJ
title: Why children differ in their mathematical attainment at primary school?
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: A01
divisions: B16
divisions: B14
divisions: J79
keywords: Mathematic competence; procedural knowledge; conceptual knowledge; basic calculation
note: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
abstract: Children differ considerably in their mathematical attainment in primary school. This paper reviews studies indicating the importance of socioeconomic status and heredity before considering basic calculation, the addition of single digit numbers and corresponding subtractions. Basic calculation proficiency varies with more general mathematical attainment. Delayed development of basic calculation proficiency is common in groups of children making slow progress in number whether or not they are also delayed in reading. Basic calculation might be important for mathematical development because it underpins arithmetic. Alternatively basic calculation might simply be a marker for mathematical development because the same factors affect its development as affect mathematical development. These factors include specific numerical ones such as counting and general cognitive factors such memory functioning, processing speed, language and intelligence. Finally practice is suggested to be as relevant to explaining differences in mathematical development as it is for other areas of expertise
date: 2008-12
publisher: Universidad de Murcia
official_url: http://revistas.um.es/analesps/article/view/42691
oa_status: green
full_text_type: pub
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
article_type_text: Article
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lyricists_name: Cowan, Richard
lyricists_id: RCJCO60
actors_name: Cowan, Richard
actors_id: RCJCO60
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: Anales de Psicologia
volume: 24
number: 2
pagerange: 180-188
pages: 9
issn: 1695-2294
citation:        Cowan, RCJ;      (2008)    Why children differ in their mathematical attainment at primary school?                   Anales de Psicologia , 24  (2)   pp. 180-188.          Green open access   
 
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