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Danielle Mattson; Kathryn Kryska; Jacqueline Pei; Claire Coles; Julie Kable; Molly Millians; Gail Andrew; Damien Cormier; Carmen Rasmussen – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2024
Math development in children relies on several underlying cognitive functions, including executive functions (EF), working memory (WM), and visual-motor abilities, such as visual-motor integration (VMI). Understanding how these cognitive factors contribute to children's math performance is critical to supporting math learning and long-term math…
Descriptors: Mathematical Aptitude, Children, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Cognitive Processes
Costa, Arthur L.; Lowery, Lawrence F. – 1989
This book presents successful classroom practices for teaching thinking skills with children and adolescents. An introduction discusses the basic importance of cognitive processes to academic success and the importance of thinking skills programs for all students. Four fundamental concepts that underlie recent changes in curriculum and…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes
Grob, Cecelia E.; Trojcak, Doris A. – 1974
The effects of conservation activities on children's acquisition of Piaget's conservation concepts were investigated. One hundred and twenty-eight seven-to nine-year-old children in four classrooms were given pre- and post-evaluation measures of conservation ability. The experimental group completed a set of 42 self-directed conservation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Conservation (Concept)