Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 4 |
Descriptor
| Foreign Countries | 4 |
| Short Term Memory | 4 |
| Visual Perception | 4 |
| Kindergarten | 3 |
| Mathematics Skills | 3 |
| Spatial Ability | 3 |
| Cognitive Development | 2 |
| Preschool Children | 2 |
| Problem Solving | 2 |
| Skill Development | 2 |
| Verbal Ability | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Kyttälä, Minna | 2 |
| Aro, Mikko | 1 |
| Aunio, Pirjo | 1 |
| Björn, Piia M. | 1 |
| Hautamäki, Jarkko | 1 |
| Kanerva, Kaisa | 1 |
| Kinnunen, Suna | 1 |
| Koponen, Tuire | 1 |
| Korkman, Marit | 1 |
| Laasonen, Marja | 1 |
| Lahti-Nuuttila, Pekka | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Reports - Research | 4 |
Education Level
| Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| Kindergarten | 3 |
| Primary Education | 3 |
| Elementary Education | 2 |
| Preschool Education | 2 |
| Grade 2 | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Finland | 4 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkKyttälä, Minna; Kanerva, Kaisa; Munter, Irene; Björn, Piia M. – Educational Psychology, 2019
This study aimed to investigate the extent to which WM measured in kindergarten predicts WM measured in second grade (stability of individual WM progress) and the extent to which WM measured at kindergarten predicts academic performance at second grade (N = 94). The results showed that WM skills significantly increase during the time span from…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Kindergarten, Grade 2, Predictor Variables
Kyttälä, Minna; Aunio, Pirjo; Lepola, Janne; Hautamäki, Jarkko – Educational Psychology, 2014
The aim of this study was to analyse the role of verbal and visuo-spatial working memory (WM) and language skills (vocabulary, listening comprehension) in predicting preschool and kindergarten-aged children's ability to solve mathematical word problems presented orally. The participants were 116 Finnish-speaking children aged 4-7?years. The…
Descriptors: Role, Short Term Memory, Foreign Countries, Visual Perception
Salminen, Jonna; Koponen, Tuire; Räsänen, Pekka; Aro, Mikko – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2015
Weaknesses in early number skills have been found to be a risk factor for later difficulties in mathematical performance. Nevertheless, only a few intervention studies with young children have been published. In this study, the responsiveness to early support in kindergarteners with most severe difficulties was examined with two different computer…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Kindergarten, Mathematics Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
Kinnunen, Suna; Korkman, Marit; Laasonen, Marja; Lahti-Nuuttila, Pekka – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2013
This study focuses on the development of face recognition in typically developing preschool- and school-aged children (aged 5 to 15 years old, "n" = 611, 336 girls). Social predictors include sex differences and own-sex bias. At younger ages, the development of face recognition was rapid and became more gradual as the age increased up…
Descriptors: Recognition (Psychology), Human Body, Cognitive Processes, Preschool Children
