ERIC Number: EJ963571
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
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Relationships between Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) Cognitive Abilities and Math Achievement within a Sample of College Students with Learning Disabilities
Proctor, Briley
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v45 n3 p278-287 May-Jun 2012
This study examined the relationship between cognitive abilities and math achievement within a sample of college students with learning disabilities (LD). The cognitive abilities were seven areas identified by Stratum II of the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory of cognitive abilities, in addition to the eighth area of Working Memory. Math performance was assessed via math calculation and math reasoning tasks. Instruments include the "Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities and Tests of Achievement". Participants were 158 college students with a diagnosed LD in math. Multiple regression analyses found that Processing Speed and Working Memory were related to Math Calculation scores and that Comprehension-Knowledge, Fluid Reasoning, and Working Memory were related to Math Reasoning. Implications for the assessment of math LD in the college populations are discussed. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: College Students, Learning Disabilities, Short Term Memory, Cognitive Ability, Mathematics Achievement, Correlation, Computation, Mathematical Logic, Mathematics Skills, Cognitive Processes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement; Woodcock Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability
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