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Publication Date: 2023-Oct
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A Meta-Analysis on the Differences in Mathematical and Cognitive Skills between Individuals with and without Mathematical Learning Disabilities
Review of Educational Research, v93 n5 p718-755 Oct 2023
Types of mathematical learning disability (MLD) are very heterogeneous. Lower scores on mathematics and several cognitive skills have been revealed in samples with MLD compared with those with typical development (TD), but these studies vary in sample selection, making it difficult to generalize conclusions. Furthermore, many studies have investigated only one or few cognitive skills, making it difficult to compare their relative discrepancies. The current meta-analysis (k = 145) was conducted to: (1) give a state-of-the-art overview of the mathematical and cognitive skills associated with MLD; and (2) investigate how selection criteria influence conclusions regarding this topic. Results indicated that people with MLD display lower scores not only on mathematics but also on number sense, working memory, and rapid automatized naming compared with those with TD, in general independently of the criteria used to define MLD. A profile that distinguishes people with more serious, persistent, or specific MLD from those with less severe MLD was not detected.
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Cognitive Ability, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Achievement, Children, Adolescents, Short Term Memory, Numeracy, Naming
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