Modulation of general and specific cognitive precursors to early mathematical competencies in preschool children

• Autores: Estíbaliz Aragón Mendizábal, Gamal Cerda Etchepare, Manuel Aguilar Villagrán, Carlos Mera Cantillo, José Ignacio Navarro Guzmán
• Localización: European journal of psychology of education, ISSN-e 1878-5174, ISSN 0256-2928, Vol. 36, Nº 2, 2021, págs. 405-422
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1007/s10212-020-00483-4
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• Resumen

  • The main goal of this study was to analyze the contribution of predictors of both domain-general (working memory, processing speed, and receptive vocabulary) and domain-specific variable (estimation and magnitude comparison) processes to informal mathematical performance (numbering, comparison, calculation, and understanding of concepts) in preschoolers. In order to reach this, a structural equation modeling was used. A total of 158 preschool students (ages ranging from 52 to 64 months) participated in the investigation. Students were assessed with informal tasks measuring mathematical thinking, numerical estimation, symbolic and non-symbolic comparison making, coding, receptive vocabulary, and backward digit span. Results showed that domain-general (specially working memory) was the highest impact of the general-domain predictors on informal mathematical competencies and a limited specific-domain factor effects for magnitude comparison. The consequences for mathematics learning in initial school years are discussed.

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