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Untangling the Contribution of the Subcomponents of Working Memory to Mathematical Proficiency as Measured by the National Tests: A Study among Swedish Third Graders
The aim with the present study was to examine the relationship between the subcomponents in working memory (WM) and mathematical performance, as measured by the National tests in a sample of 597 Swedish third-grade pupils. In line with compelling evidence of other studies, individual differences in...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4947593/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27486413 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01062 |
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author | Wiklund-Hörnqvist, Carola Jonsson, Bert Korhonen, Johan Eklöf, Hanna Nyroos, Mikaela |
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description | The aim with the present study was to examine the relationship between the subcomponents in working memory (WM) and mathematical performance, as measured by the National tests in a sample of 597 Swedish third-grade pupils. In line with compelling evidence of other studies, individual differences in WM capacity significantly predicted mathematical performance. Dividing the sample into four groups, based on their mathematical performance, revealed that mathematical ability can be conceptualized in terms of different WM profiles. Pupils categorized as High-math performers particularly differed from the other three groups in having a significant higher phonological ability. In contrast, pupils categorized as Low-math performers were particularly characterized by having a significant lower visuo-spatial ability. Findings suggest that it is important for educators to recognize and acknowledge individual differences in WM to support mathematical achievement at an individual level. |
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spelling | pubmed-49475932016-08-02 Untangling the Contribution of the Subcomponents of Working Memory to Mathematical Proficiency as Measured by the National Tests: A Study among Swedish Third Graders Wiklund-Hörnqvist, Carola Jonsson, Bert Korhonen, Johan Eklöf, Hanna Nyroos, Mikaela Front Psychol Psychology The aim with the present study was to examine the relationship between the subcomponents in working memory (WM) and mathematical performance, as measured by the National tests in a sample of 597 Swedish third-grade pupils. In line with compelling evidence of other studies, individual differences in WM capacity significantly predicted mathematical performance. Dividing the sample into four groups, based on their mathematical performance, revealed that mathematical ability can be conceptualized in terms of different WM profiles. Pupils categorized as High-math performers particularly differed from the other three groups in having a significant higher phonological ability. In contrast, pupils categorized as Low-math performers were particularly characterized by having a significant lower visuo-spatial ability. Findings suggest that it is important for educators to recognize and acknowledge individual differences in WM to support mathematical achievement at an individual level. Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-07-18 /pmc/articles/PMC4947593/ /pubmed/27486413 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01062 Text en Copyright © 2016 Wiklund-Hörnqvist, Jonsson, Korhonen, Eklöf and Nyroos. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Wiklund-Hörnqvist, Carola Jonsson, Bert Korhonen, Johan Eklöf, Hanna Nyroos, Mikaela Untangling the Contribution of the Subcomponents of Working Memory to Mathematical Proficiency as Measured by the National Tests: A Study among Swedish Third Graders |
title | Untangling the Contribution of the Subcomponents of Working Memory to Mathematical Proficiency as Measured by the National Tests: A Study among Swedish Third Graders |
title_full | Untangling the Contribution of the Subcomponents of Working Memory to Mathematical Proficiency as Measured by the National Tests: A Study among Swedish Third Graders |
title_fullStr | Untangling the Contribution of the Subcomponents of Working Memory to Mathematical Proficiency as Measured by the National Tests: A Study among Swedish Third Graders |
title_full_unstemmed | Untangling the Contribution of the Subcomponents of Working Memory to Mathematical Proficiency as Measured by the National Tests: A Study among Swedish Third Graders |
title_short | Untangling the Contribution of the Subcomponents of Working Memory to Mathematical Proficiency as Measured by the National Tests: A Study among Swedish Third Graders |
title_sort | untangling the contribution of the subcomponents of working memory to mathematical proficiency as measured by the national tests: a study among swedish third graders |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4947593/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27486413 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01062 |
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