TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship between visuospatial sketchpad capacity and children's mathematical skills
AU - Holmes, Joni
AU - Adams, John
AU - Hamilton, Colin
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - short-term memory
KW - mathematical ability in children
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/38949188572
U2 - 10.1080/09541440701612702
DO - 10.1080/09541440701612702
M3 - Article
SN - 0954-1446
SN - 1464-0635
SN - 2044-592X
VL - 20
SP - 272
EP - 289
JO - European Journal of Cognitive Psychology
JF - European Journal of Cognitive Psychology
IS - 2
ER -
