Mathematical Competencies in Children with Different Types of Learning Difficulties

Autor/in	Andersson, Ulf
Titel	Mathematical Competencies in Children with Different Types of Learning Difficulties
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Psychology, 100 (2008) 1, S.48-66 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0663
Schlagwörter	Reading Difficulties; Learning Problems; Problem Solving; Number Concepts; Word Problems (Mathematics); Grade 4; Computation; Mathematics Skills; Grade 3; Elementary School Mathematics; Comparative Analysis; Mathematical Concepts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Reading difficulty; Leseschwierigkeit; Lernproblem; Problemlösen; Number concept; Zahlbegriff; Textaufgabe; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik
Abstract	The mathematical performance of 182 third and fourth graders in 8 different areas of mathematics was examined. The children belonged to 4 achievement groups: children with mathematic difficulties (MD only), children with both mathematic and reading difficulties (MD-RD), children with reading difficulties (RD only), and normally achieving children (control group). Both MD groups performed worse than the normally achieving children in all but 1 area, place value knowledge. The MD-only and the MD-RD children performed equally in all areas of mathematics. The RD-only group performed at the same level as the control group on all areas of mathematics. The study provides further evidence that fact retrieval deficits are a cardinal characteristic of children with MD. The MD children's substantial difficulties with mathematic word problem solving can be attributed to several processes involved in problem solving. Besides poor skills in multidigit calculation, arithmetic fact retrieval, and poor understanding of calculation principles, children with MD might have deficits related to specific problem-solving processes such as establishing a problem representation and developing a solution plan. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10