Number magnitude processing and basic cognitive functions in children with mathematical learning disabilities

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• 作者：Ulf Andersson ; ^{ulf.andersson@liu.se} ; Rickard Ö ; stergren
• 关键词：Mathematical learning disabilities ; Cognitive functions ; Number processing ; Subitizing ; Enumeration
• 刊名：Learning and Individual Differences
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：December, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：22
• 期：6
• 页码：701-714
• 全文大小：494 K

文摘

The study sought out to extend our knowledge regarding the origin of mathematical learning disabilities (MLD) in children by testing different hypotheses in the same samples of children. Different aspects of cognitive functions and number processing were assessed in fifth- and sixth-graders (11-13 years old) with MLD and compared to controls. The MLD group displayed weaknesses with most aspects of number processing (e.g., subitizing, symbolic number comparison, number-line estimation) and two cognitive functions (e.g., visual-spatial working memory). These findings favor the defective approximate number system (ANS) hypothesis, but do not fit well with the access deficit hypothesis. Support is also provided for the defective object-tracking system (OTS) hypothesis, the domain general cognitive deficit hypothesis and to some extent the defective numerosity-coding hypothesis. The study suggests that MLD might be caused by multiple deficits and not a single core deficit.