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Tanja Linnavalli; Pinja Jylänki; Julia Kainulainen; Mari Tervaniemi; Minna Törmänen – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2025
Early mathematical skills contribute to later school performance and socio-economic status. Working memory is related to mathematical skills, but spatial and language skills have independent effects on separate areas of mathematical skills such as solving word problems or arithmetic skills. In this study, 9- to 10-year-old children's (N = 57)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Tests, Memory, Intelligence Tests
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Aysegül Okay; Gülay Cedden – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2025
This study investigates the relationship among working memory (WM), mathematics, and language, with the aim of understanding: (1) whether the functions and capacities of WM components can predict achievement in language and mathematics; and (2) whether competence in the first language (L1) and achievement in mathematics can predict success in…
Descriptors: Correlation, Short Term Memory, Mathematics Achievement, Turkish
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Chung, Kevin K. H.; Liu, Hongyun; McBride, Catherine; Wong, Anita M. -Y.; Lo, Jason C. M. – Educational Psychology, 2017
The present study investigated the relative importance of executive functioning, parent-child verbal interactions, phonological awareness and visual skills on reading and mathematics for Chinese children from low-versus middle-socio economic status (SES) backgrounds. A total of 199 kindergarten children were assessed on executive functioning,…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Academic Achievement, Executive Function, Path Analysis