Journal
JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 28, Issue 7, Pages 807-824Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2016.1205074
Keywords
Approximate number system; mathematical cognition; arithmetical computation; mathematical reasoning
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- National Key Basic Research Program of China [2014CB846100]
- Natural Science Foundation of China [31521063, 31221003]
- Advanced Technology Innovation Center for Future Education, Beijing Normal University
- Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission [Z131107002213027]
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This study investigated whether numerical processing was important for two types of mathematical competence: arithmetical computation and mathematical reasoning. Thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven Chinese primary school children in third through sixth grades took eight computerised tasks: numerical processing (numerosity comparison, digit comparison), arithmetical computation, number series completion, non-verbal matrix reasoning, mental rotation, choice reaction time, and word rhyming. Hierarchical regressions showed that both non-symbolic numerical processing (numerosity comparison) and symbolic numerical processing (digit comparison) were independent predictors of arithmetical computation but neither was a predictor of mathematical reasoning (assessed by number series completion). These findings suggest that the cognitive basis of mathematical performance varies depending on the type of mathematical competence measured.
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