Children’s arithmetic strategy use trajectories: Exploring the roles of executive functions and sociodemographic characteristics
Akhavein K, Clark C, Nelson J, Espy K, Finch J. Children’s arithmetic strategy use trajectories: Exploring the roles of executive functions and sociodemographic characteristics. Journal Of Experimental Child Psychology 2024, 249: 106109. PMID: 39471728, DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2024.106109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildren's math achievementExecutive functionPreschoolers' executive functionMath achievementArithmetic problemsChildren's executive functionEarly elementary schoolTargeted early interventionYears of educationSubtraction problemsDocumented gender differencesStrategy useChildren's strategiesCounting strategiesLongitudinal associationsGender differencesEarly interventionYoung childrenPreschoolYears 3 monthsStrategy selectionChildrenElementary schoolMaternal educationRetrievalEarly childhood executive control modulates negative affectivity's role in increasing adolescent body mass index trajectories
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