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Working memory as a predictor of written arithmetical skills in children: The importance of central executive functions

Andersson, Ulf.·2008·British Journal of Educational Psychology
DOI 10.1348/000709907x209854
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Background . The study was conducted in an attempt to further our understanding of how working memory contributes to written arithmetical skills in children. Aim . The aim was to pinpoint the contribution of different central executive functions and to examine the contribution of the two subcomponents of children's written arithmetical skills. Sample and method . A total of 141 third‐ and fourth‐graders were administered arithmetical tasks and measures of working memory, fluid IQ and reading. Regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between working memory and written arithmetical skills. Results . Three central executive measures (counting span, trail making and verbal fluency) and one phonological loop measure (Digit Span) were significant and predictors of arithmetical performance when the influence of reading, age and IQ was controlled for in the analysis. Conclusions . The present findings demonstrate that working memory, in general, and the central executive, in particular, contribute to children's arithmetical skills. It was hypothesized that monitoring and coordinating multiple processes, and accessing arithmetical knowledge from long‐term memory, are important central executive functions during arithmetical performance. The contribution of the phonological loop and the central executive (concurrent processing and storage of numerical information) indicates that children aged 9–10 years primarily utilize verbal coding strategies during written arithmetical performance.

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Authors
Andersson, U.
Affiliations
Linköping University (SE)
Corresponding author
Andersson, Ulf.
ORCID
Andersson, Ulf.
Venue
British Journal of Educational Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2008-06
Volume
78
Issue
2
Pages
181-203
ISSN
  • 0007-0998 (ISSN-L)
  • 2044-8279
DOI
10.1348/000709907x209854
OpenAlex
W2062472145
Semantic Scholar
3c9fce40cb6150fb4407419c547951ec835a60d2
Cited by
174
References
85
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 17 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 15 · 2013: 15 · 2012: 10
FWCI
3.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 943 d)
Locations
  • British Journal of Educational Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
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 › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
Keywords
working memory, central executive function, written arithmetic, arithmetic skills, children, phonological loop, Trail Making Test, verbal fluency, digit span, fluid intelligence, reading
MeSH terms
Achievement, Aptitude, Child, Humans, Intelligence, Mathematics, Memory, Short-Term, Neuropsychological Tests, Phonetics, Problem Solving, Reading, Sweden, Vocabulary

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