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Specificity of children’s arithmetic learning.

Highlights: [•] The specificity of children’s arithmetic learning was explored. [•] Learning transferred neither to untrained problems nor operation complements. [•] The results held for 6- through 11-year-old children and for all four operations. [•] These results mirror the specificity of learning...

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Published in:Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Vol. 122; pp. 62 - 75
Main Authors: Walker, Drew, Bajic, Daniel, Mickes, Laura, Kwak, Jung, Rickard, Timothy C.
Format: Article
Published: Academic Press Inc. Jun2014
Subjects:
Child psychology
Learning
Psychological research
Mathematical ability in children
Arithmetic education
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Summary:Highlights: [•] The specificity of children’s arithmetic learning was explored. [•] Learning transferred neither to untrained problems nor operation complements. [•] The results held for 6- through 11-year-old children and for all four operations. [•] These results mirror the specificity of learning that have been observed for adults. [•] Education implications for arithmetic training are noted.