Dowker Individual Differences in Arithmetic

Implications for Psychology, Neuroscience and Education
2. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-317-62743-2
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 408 Seiten

Standards in numeracy are a constant concern to educational policy-makers. However, why are differences in arithmetical performance so marked? In Individual Differences in Arithmetic, Ann Dowker seeks to provide a better understanding of why these differences in ability exist, encouraging a more informed approach to tackling numeracy difficulties.

This book will synthesise research conducted by the author and others on the subject of arithmetical ability and present strong evidence to support a componential view of arithmetic. The book examines arithmetical cognition in children, healthy adults and neuropsychological patients, ensuring that each of the central components of arithmetic is covered. Within this volume, findings from developmental, educational, cognitive and neuropsychological studies are integrated in a unique approach.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dowker, Ann

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. Children, Adults; Males, Females: Weaknesses and Talents. There is No Such Thing as Arithmetic Ability - Only Arithmetical Abilities. Relationships Between Arithmetic and Other Abilities. Counting and After: The Importance of Individual Differences. Is Arithmetic a Foreign Language? Representing Numbers and Arithmetic Problems in Differnt Forms and Translating Between Them. Derived Fact Strategies. A Good Guess: Estimation and Individual Differences. Arithmetic Facts, Procedures and Different Forms of Memory. Effects of Culture, Language and Experience. The Brain and Individual Differences in Arithmetic. "Maths Doesn't Like me Anymore": The Role of Attitudes and Emotions. Implications for Helping Children with Their Arithmetical Difficulties. Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Ann Dowker is a University Research Lecturer at the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, UK. Her interests include many aspects of developmental psychology and the psychology of individual differences. She has carried out extensive research on individual differences in arithmetic in both children and adults, and on the phenomenon of ‘mathematics anxiety’.