The relationship between math anxiety and math achievement in young children is mediated through working memory, not by number sense, and it is not direct
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2021.101949
Abstract: Abstract Math anxiety is considered a predictor of math achievement, although the cognitive mechanism whereby math anxiety impairs math achievement is unclear. The paper presents the results of cross-sectional (N = 241) and longitudinal (N = 369) studies conducted… read more here.
Keywords: number; math anxiety; math; math achievement ... See more keywords
Linking inhibitory control to math achievement via comparison of conflicting decimal numbers
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2021.104767
Abstract: The relationship between executive functions (EF) and academic achievement is well-established, but leveraging this insight to improve educational outcomes remains elusive. Here, we propose a framework for relating the role of specific EF on specific… read more here.
Keywords: achievement; math achievement; math; number ... See more keywords
Kindergarteners' symbolic number abilities predict nonsymbolic number abilities and math achievement in grade 1.
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DOI: 10.1037/dev0001158
Abstract: Research has shown that two different, though related, ways of representing magnitude play foundational roles in the development of numerical and mathematical skills: a nonverbal approximate number system and an exact symbolic number system. While… read more here.
Keywords: number abilities; math achievement; abilities predict; number ... See more keywords
Fathers' and mothers' praise and spatial language during play with first graders: Patterns of interaction and relations to math achievement.
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DOI: 10.1037/dev0001410.supp
Abstract: Parents provide motivational and cognitive support within the same interaction, yet researchers have investigated these separately. We examined two key aspects of parental support, praise (motivational support) and spatial language (cognitive support), from fathers and… read more here.
Keywords: fathers mothers; language; support; spatial language ... See more keywords
Disassociating the Relation Between Parents’ Math Anxiety and Children’s Math Achievement: Long-Term Effects of a Math App Intervention
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DOI: 10.1037/xge0000490
Abstract: Although parents’ fears and worries about math—termed math anxiety—are negatively associated with their children’s math achievement in early elementary school, access to an educational math app that 1st-grade children and parents use together can ameliorate… read more here.
Keywords: math achievement; math anxiety; children math; math app ... See more keywords
Disentangling the individual and contextual effects of math anxiety: A global perspective
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2115855119
Abstract: Significance Using three large-scale international assessments of student achievement, the current study examined the antecedents of math anxiety and the relation between math anxiety and math achievement across the globe. Results suggest that individual math… read more here.
Keywords: anxiety; math anxiety; math achievement; contextual effect ... See more keywords
Preschool Executive Function Profiles: Implications for Math Achievement in Grades 1 and 3
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DOI: 10.1080/02568543.2018.1496957
Abstract: ABSTRACT This longitudinal study aimed to identify specific executive function (EF) profiles in 5-year-old children and to examine the association between these profiles and later math achievement. Six EF measures were administered to 175 children… read more here.
Keywords: math achievement; preschool executive; executive function; profile ... See more keywords
Math achievement outcomes associated with Montessori education
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DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2020.1860955
Abstract: ABSTRACT The math curriculum of the Montessori system of education for children ages 3–12 is distinctive, incorporating multiple manipulatives and educational practices which have theoretical and empirical support in research. However, studies investigating the math… read more here.
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Early Sources of Children’s Math Achievement in Chile: The Role of Parental Beliefs and Feelings about Math
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DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2020.1799617
Abstract: ABSTRACT Research Findings: Two hundred and sixty-seven Chilean children from grades 1–3, their fathers and their mothers completed measures of implicit and explicit math-related beliefs (math–gender stereotypes, math self-concepts) and feelings (math anxiety), as well… read more here.
Keywords: math achievement; children math; math; feelings math ... See more keywords
Math anxiety and math achievement: the effects of emotional and math strategy training.
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DOI: 10.1111/desc.12964
Abstract: Math Anxiety (MA) is a specific feeling of tension generated by the manipulation of numerical stimuli in daily life and academic situations (Richardson & Suinn, 1972). This condition has significant repercussions on the individual's life… read more here.
Keywords: math achievement; anxiety; strategy training; math ... See more keywords
Arts for Whose Sake? Arts Course-taking and Math Achievement in US High Schools
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DOI: 10.1177/07311214221124537
Abstract: Math achievement in U.S. high schools is a consistent predictor of educational attainment. While emphasis on raising math achievement continues, school-level interventions often come at the expense of other subjects. Arts courses are particularly at… read more here.
Keywords: achievement high; arts whose; achievement; school ... See more keywords