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Number Sense and Number Nonsense: Understanding the Challenges of Learning Math
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Krasa, Nancy; Shunkwiler, Sara – Brookes Publishing Company, 2009
How do children learn math--and why do some children struggle with it? The answers are in "Number Sense and Number Nonsense," a straightforward, reader-friendly book for education professionals and an invaluable multidisciplinary resource for researchers. More than a first-ever research synthesis, this highly accessible book brings math…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Learning Problems, Numbers, Arithmetic
The Development of Selective Attention: Holistic Perception versus Resource Allocation.
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Shepp, Bryan E.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1987
Investigates multiple trends in perceptual development of kindergarten, second grade, and fifth grade children who performed a speeded card sorting task with spatially integrated versus spatially separated dimensions. Results strongly support the hypothesis that there are developmental differences in perceived structure as well as ability to…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Classification, Elementary Education
Saccadic Eye Movements in Normal Children from 8 to 15 Years of Age: A Developmental Study of Visuospatial Attention.
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Ross, Randal G.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1994
This study used saccadic eye movements to assess visuospatial attention in 53 normal children (ages 8-15). Saccadic latency, the ability to suppress extraneous saccades during fixation, and the ability to inhibit task-provoked anticipatory saccades all improved with age. Developmental patterns varied by task. Analyses of age-related changes may be…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Attention, Attention Control