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Matthews, Percival G.; Lewis, Mark R. – Cognitive Science, 2017
Although many researchers theorize that primitive numerosity processing abilities may lay the foundation for whole number concepts, other classes of numbers, like fractions, are sometimes assumed to be inaccessible to primitive architectures. This research presents evidence that the automatic processing of nonsymbolic magnitudes affects processing…
Descriptors: Numbers, Numeracy, Color, Interference (Learning)
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Xenidou-Dervou, Iro; van Lieshout, Ernest C. D. M.; van der Schoot, Menno – Cognitive Science, 2014
Preschool children have been proven to possess nonsymbolic approximate arithmetic skills before learning how to manipulate symbolic math and thus before any formal math instruction. It has been assumed that nonsymbolic approximate math tasks necessitate the allocation of Working Memory (WM) resources. WM has been consistently shown to be an…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Arithmetic, Preschool Children, Mathematics Skills