ERIC Number: EJ1088680
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Feb
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
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Cognitive Predictors of Calculations and Number Line Estimation with Whole Numbers and Fractions among At-Risk Students
Namkung, Jessica M.; Fuchs, Lynn S.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v108 n2 p214-228 Feb 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the cognitive predictors of calculations and number line estimation with whole numbers and fractions. At-risk 4th-grade students (N = 139) were assessed on 6 domain-general abilities (i.e., working memory, processing speed, concept formation, language, attentive behavior, and nonverbal reasoning) and incoming calculation skill at the start of 4th grade. Then, they were assessed on whole-number and fraction calculation and number line estimation measures at the end of 4th grade. Structural equation modeling and path analysis indicated that processing speed, attentive behavior, and incoming calculation skill were significant predictors of whole-number calculations, whereas language, in addition to processing speed and attentive behavior, significantly predicted fraction calculations. In terms of number line estimation, nonverbal reasoning significantly predicted both the whole-number and fraction outcomes, with numerical working memory predicting whole-number number line estimation and language predicting fraction number line estimation. Findings are discussed in terms of distinctions between whole-number and fraction development and between calculations and number line learning. [For the grantee submission, see ED560263.]
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Numbers, Mathematics, Grade 4, At Risk Students, Elementary School Students, Cognitive Ability, Short Term Memory, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Mathematical Concepts, Language Usage, Attention, Mathematical Logic, Structural Equation Models, Path Analysis, Mathematics Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Elementary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH); Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wide Range Achievement Test; Woodcock Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324C100004; HD15052