articleDevelopmental PsychologyJan 1, 2011GREEN OA

Cognitive predictors of achievement growth in mathematics: A 5-year longitudinal study.

DCDavid C. Geary

University of Missouri

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Abstract

The study's goal was to identify the beginning of 1st grade quantitative competencies that predict mathematics achievement start point and growth through 5th grade. Measures of number, counting, and arithmetic competencies were administered in early 1st grade and used to predict mathematics achievement through 5th (n = 177), while controlling for intelligence, working memory, and processing speed. Multilevel models revealed intelligence and processing speed, and the central executive component of working memory predicted achievement or achievement growth in mathematics and, as a contrast domain, word reading. The phonological loop was uniquely predictive of word reading and the visuospatial sketch pad of…

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  • Numeral system
  • Fluency
  • Arabic numerals
  • Working memory
  • Reading (process)
  • Academic achievement
  • Baddeley's model of working memory
  • Cognition
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Quality Education
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