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Do different types of school mathematics development depend on different constellations of numerical versus general cognitive abilities?

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Fuchs, Lynn S., Geary, David C., Compton, Donald L., Fuchs, Douglas, Hamlett, Carol L., Seethaler, Pamela M., Bryant, Joan D., Schatschneider, Christopher·2010·Developmental Psychology

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The purpose of this study was to examine the interplay between basic numerical cognition and domain-general abilities (such as working memory) in explaining school mathematics learning. First graders (N = 280; mean age = 5.77 years) were assessed on 2 types of basic numerical cognition, 8 domain-general abilities, procedural calculations, and word problems in fall and then reassessed on procedural calculations and word problems in spring. Development was indexed by latent change scores, and the interplay between numerical and domain-general abilities was analyzed by multiple regression. Results suggest that the development of different types of formal school mathematics depends on different constellations of numerical versus general cognitive abilities. When controlling for 8 domain-general abilities, both aspects of basic numerical cognition were uniquely predictive of procedural calculations and word problems development. Yet, for procedural calculations development, the additional amount of variance explained by the set of domain-general abilities was not significant, and only counting span was uniquely predictive. By contrast, for word problems development, the set of domain-general abilities did provide additional explanatory value, accounting for about the same amount of variance as the basic numerical cognition variables. Language, attentive behavior, nonverbal problem solving, and listening span were uniquely predictive.

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Authors: Fuchs, L. S., Geary, D. C., Compton, D. L., Fuchs, D., Hamlett, C. L., Seethaler, P. M., Bryant, J. D., & Schatschneider, C.
Affiliations: Vanderbilt University (US)
University of Missouri (US)
Florida State University (US)
ORCID: Fuchs, Lynn S.
Geary, David C.
Compton, Donald L.
Fuchs, Douglas
Schatschneider, Christopher
Venue: Developmental Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2010
Volume: 46
Issue: 6
Pages: 1731-1746
ISSN: 0012-1649 (ISSN-L)
1939-0599
DOI: 10.1037/a0020662
PMC: PMC2976828
OpenAlex: W2073673049
Cited by: 263
References: 99
Citations by year: 2026: 8 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 23 · 2016: 32 · 2015: 18 · 2014: 15 · 2013: 18 · 2012: 15
FWCI: 11.19
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Locations: Developmental Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01 HD053714; R37 HD045914; HD15052)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
Social Sciences › Education › Mathematics Education and Pedagogy
Keywords: numerical cognition, domain-general abilities, working memory, listening span, word problem solving, first grade students, early arithmetic, language
MeSH terms: Achievement, Aptitude, Attention, Child, Child Development, Child, Preschool, Cognition, Female, Generalization, Psychological, Humans, Individuality, Language Development, Male, Mathematics, Memory, Short-Term, Problem Solving, Prospective Studies, Models, Educational, Comprehension

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