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Visuo-Spatial Working Memory and Mathematical Skills in Children: A Network Analysis Study

Visuo-spatial working memory is one of the main domain-general cognitive mechanisms underlying mathematical abilities and their development in children. However, if visuo-spatial working memory involves different processes and components, then the term ‘mathematics’ refers to a broad concept that in...

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Autores principales: Macchitella, Luigi, Tosi, Giorgia, Romano, Daniele Luigi, Iaia, Marika, Vizzi, Francesca, Mammarella, Irene C., Angelelli, Paola
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10136205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37102808
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs13040294
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Sumario:Visuo-spatial working memory is one of the main domain-general cognitive mechanisms underlying mathematical abilities and their development in children. However, if visuo-spatial working memory involves different processes and components, then the term ‘mathematics’ refers to a broad concept that includes multiple domains and skills. The aim of this present study was to investigate the relationship between different visuo-spatial working memory components and several mathematical abilities in a sample of third- to fifth-grade Italian children. To assess the relationships between different visuo-spatial working memory components and different mathematical abilities, we relied on Network Analysis (NA). Results indicate that some but not all visuo-spatial working memory components are associated with some mathematical abilities.