Spatial Skills First: The Importance of Mental Rotation for Arithmetic Skill Acquisition

Spatial Skills First: The Importance of Mental Rotation for Arithmetic Skill Acquisition

Considering the importance of arithmetic in school curricula, it is crucial to understand the cognitive processes underlying its successful acquisition. Previous research suggests the involvement of spatial skills, especially during arithmetic skill acquisition. We assessed the predictive effect of...

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Main Authors: Carrie Georges, Véronique Cornu, Christine Schiltz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Insitute for Psychology 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Numerical Cognition
Subjects:
spatial skills
mental rotation
arithmetic
learning
elementary school
Online Access:http://jnc.psychopen.eu/article/view/165

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http://jnc.psychopen.eu/article/view/165

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