Math Fluency: Accuracy Versus Speed in Preoperational and Concrete Operational First and Second Grade Children

Cognitive abilities as well as math fluency play an important role in mathematical skills. Understanding the relationship between cognitive abilities and mathematical skills is imperative to teaching effective arithmetic skills. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between cogniti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Early childhood education journal 2008-06, Vol.35 (6), p.543-549
Hauptverfasser:	Ramos-Christian, Vanessa, Schleser, Robert, Varn, Mary E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ability Academic achievement Arithmetic Child development Cognitive Ability Cognitive Development Cognitive style Early childhood education Education Elementary school students Grade 1 Grade 2 Learning and Instruction Mathematics education Mathematics Skills Preschool Education Relationship Sociology Sociology of Education Thinking Skills Young Children
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Zusammenfassung:	Cognitive abilities as well as math fluency play an important role in mathematical skills. Understanding the relationship between cognitive abilities and mathematical skills is imperative to teaching effective arithmetic skills. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between cognitive ability and math fluency with 38 first and second grade elementary aged children. Results demonstrate that preoperational children lacked the speed of concrete operational children but achieved comparable levels of accuracy when completing arithmetic problems.
ISSN:	1082-3301 1573-1707
DOI:	10.1007/s10643-008-0234-7