The relationship between visuospatial sketchpad capacity and children's mathematical skills

被引：112

作者：

Holmes, Joni ^{[1
]}

Adams, John W. ^{[2
]}

Hamilton, Colin J. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ York, Dept Psychol, York YO10 5DD, N Yorkshire, England

[2] Univ Durham, Dept Psychol, Durham DH1 3LE, England

[3] Northumbria Univ, Sch Psychol & Sport Sci, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8ST, Tyne & Wear, England

来源：

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | 2008年 / 20卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1080/09541440701612702

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

This study examined the association between visuospatial sketchpad (VSSP) capacity and children's mathematics attainment. The aim of the study was to explore age-related differences in the relationship between the visual and spatial memory subcomponents of the VSSP (Logie, 1995) and a range of mathematical skills. Fifty-one 7- to 8-year-old and fifty-six 9- to 10-year-old primary schoolchildren participated in the study. The Visual Patterns Test and the Block Recall task were employed as VSSP measures. The results revealed a differential pattern of associations between children's visual and spatial working memory abilities and their mathematical skills. In younger children, the Block Recall task predicted mathematics performance, whereas, in the older children, the Visual Patterns Test was a significant predictor of mathematics performance.

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页数：18

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