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Direct linkQiong Yu; Yi Ding; Yifan Wang; Chun Zhang; Akane Zusho – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2024
This study investigated the effects of working memory load (WML) and automaticity on mental addition through an examination of both task and individual characteristics within the framework of cognitive load theory. Results from 73 fourth graders showed that WML, automaticity, and their interaction had significant effects on mental addition.…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Mental Computation, Addition, Elementary School Students
Download full textRosemary D. L. Brien; Sharon M. Mc Auliffe – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2024
Background: The Mental Starters Assessment Project (MSAP) seeks to address poor performance in Grade 3 mathematics. The programme focusses on eliminating inefficient counting methods and promoting strategic mathematical skills, including numerical sense, mental calculation and rapid recall skills. Additionally, MSAP supports teachers' professional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Skills
