ERIC Number: EJ1147140
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 15
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Developmental Changes in the Relationship between Magnitude Acuities and Mathematical Achievement in Elementary School Children
Park, Yunji; Cho, Soohyun
Educational Psychology, v37 n7 p873-887 2017
The present study examined the developmental change in number and length acuities and their respective relationship with achievement in various domains of mathematics in second vs. fourth graders. Length acuity was measured with a comparison task, in which participants were asked to choose the longer between a pair of lines. Number acuity was measured with a comparison task, in which the participants were asked to choose the more numerous between a pair of dot arrays. Within each grade, length acuity was more precise compared to number acuity. Number acuity was higher in fourth compared to second grade, but length acuity did not differ between grades manifesting a ceiling effect. In second grade, only length acuity was correlated with overall math achievement, especially Geometry and Arithmetic. In fourth grade, only number acuity was correlated with overall mathematical achievement, especially Number Concept and Applied Problems. Taken together, the present study demonstrates that the relationship between magnitude acuities and math achievement dynamically change over the course of elementary school years and that the strength of this relationship may depend on the type of magnitude and the domain of mathematics.
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Achievement, Correlation, Grade 2, Grade 4, Mathematics Skills, Numbers, Measurement, Geometry, Arithmetic, Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Short Term Memory, Intelligence Tests, Children, Age Differences, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 2; Primary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children
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