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Mathematics difficulties in extremely preterm children : evidence of a specific deficit in basic mathematics processing
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Simms, Victoria, Gilmore, Camilla, Cragg, Lucy, Marlow, Neil, Wolke, Dieter and Johnson, Samantha J. (2013) Mathematics difficulties in extremely preterm children : evidence of a specific deficit in basic mathematics processing. Pediatric Research, Volume 73 (Number 2). pp. 236-244. doi:10.1038/pr.2012.157 ISSN 0031-3998 .
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/pr.2012.157
Abstract
Background:
Extremely preterm (EP, <26 wk gestation) children have been observed to have poor academic achievement in comparison to their term-born peers, especially in mathematics. This study investigated potential underlying causes of this difficulty.
Methods:
A total of 219 EP participants were compared with 153 term-born control children at 11 y of age. All children were assessed by a psychologist on a battery of standardized cognitive tests and a number estimation test assessing children’s numerical representations.
Results:
EP children underperformed in all tests in comparison with the term controls (the majority of Ps < 0.001). Different underlying relationships between performance on the number estimation test and mathematical achievement were found in EP as compared with control children. That is, even after controlling for cognitive ability, a relationship between number representations and mathematical performance persisted for EP children only (EP: r = 0.346, n = 186, P < 0.001; control: r = 0.095, n = 146, P = 0.256).
Conclusion:
Interventions for EP children may target improving children’s numerical representations in order to subsequently remediate their mathematical skills.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Mathematical ability in children -- Research, Premature infants -- Development, Learning disabilities | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Pediatric Research | ||||
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group | ||||
ISSN: | 0031-3998 | ||||
Official Date: | 2013 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 73 | ||||
Number: | Number 2 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 236-244 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1038/pr.2012.157 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 24 December 2015 | ||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 24 December 2015 | ||||
Funder: | Medical Research Council (Great Britain) (MRC) |
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