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Fuchs, Lynn S.; Compton, Donald L.; Fuchs, Douglas; Powell, Sarah R.; Schumacher, Robin F.; Hamlett, Carol L.; Vernier, Emily; Namkung, Jessica M.; Vukovic, Rose K. – Developmental Psychology, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate the contributions of domain-general cognitive resources and different forms of arithmetic development to individual differences in pre-algebraic knowledge. Children (n = 279, mean age = 7.59 years) were assessed on 7 domain-general cognitive resources as well as arithmetic calculations and word problems…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Algebra, Individual Differences, Knowledge Level
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Overton, Willis; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1985
Examined development of conditional reasoning from perspective of competence-moderator-performance approach. Effects of task interpretation and cognitive style as moderator variables for conditional reasoning were examined with 8th, 10th and 12th graders. Results indicated that only 12th graders benefit from training and training generalized to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Style, Competence, Individual Differences