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Time Processing in Dyscalculia [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2011
To test whether atypical number development may affect other types of quantity processing, we investigated temporal discrimination in adults with developmental dyscalculia (DD). This also allowed us to test whether number and time may be sub-served by a common quantity system or decision mechanisms: if they do, both should be impaired in dyscalculia ...
Cappelletti, M.   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Swedish Adolescents With Impairments Showed Lower Levels of Physical Activity, Fitness and Sports Participation

open access: yesActa Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Evidence on physical activity (PA), sedentary time, and fitness in adolescents with impairments has been limited. We aimed to compare outcomes in Swedish adolescents with and without impairments and between impairment types. Methods This cross‐sectional study, from September to December 2019, comprised of adolescents from 34 mainstream ...
Karin Kjellenberg   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Autism: A Function of Neurodiversity? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
In a culture filled with changes and challenges, there is a need to support groups of people with differences. Neurodiversity is a concept where neurological differences are to be recognized and respected as any other human variation.
Murdock, Jan
core   +1 more source

Beyond performance: Emotions before and after semi‐high‐stakes mathematics testing among school‐aged students

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Previous research has shown that testing differs significantly from other classroom activities and is associated with heightened negative emotions and lower levels of positive emotions. However, relatively little is known about students' emotions surrounding testing, particularly in higher‐stakes assessment settings. Aims This study
Reetta Kyynäräinen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mathematics anxiety: Effects of age, gender and culture

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Many studies have indicated that mathematics anxiety is a significant problem for many people and is an important topic for research. Mathematics anxiety is multidimensional. In particular, it is important to distinguish between worry and emotionality components, and between trait and state anxiety.
Ann Dowker
wiley   +1 more source

Validity and reliability of the Arabic dyscalculia test in diagnosing Egyptian dyscalculic school-age children

open access: yesThe Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2020
Background Mathematical skills have an important role in progress of the educational level of nations. Unfortunately, there are still some pupils in school with normal intellectual function, but they have different degrees of mathematical disabilities ...
R. M. Abdou, N. H. Hamouda, A. M. Fawzy
doaj   +1 more source

State-of-Science review: learning difficulties: SR-D4: Dyscalculia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Low numeracy skills in general and developmental dyscalculia (DD) in particular constitute a severe handicap. This review examines the causes and behavioural manifestations of numeracy deficits, their neuropsychological correlates and the limits to our
Butterworth, B.
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Clock reading: an underestimated topic in children with mathematics difficulties [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Recent studies have shown that children with mathematics difficulties (MD) have weaknesses in multiple areas of mathematics. Andersson (2008), for example, recently found that children with MD perform significantly worse than other children on clock ...
Burny, Elise   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Neurodivergence and well‐being: The fulfilment of fundamental psychological needs, work‐related stress and life satisfaction

open access: yesBritish Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper presents two complementary studies on the impact of neurodivergent conditions such as autism, AD(H)D, dyslexia/dyscalculia and giftedness on well‐being. In Study 1, survey data from 2157 participants in a true probabilistic sample of Dutch households show that respondents with autism and ADHD report significantly lower life ...
Jan van Rijswijk, Petru Lucian Curșeu
wiley   +1 more source

Developmental dyscalculia and mathematics anxiety: Large population studies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
I will review our recent projects which examined a cognitive mathematical deficit (developmental dyscalculia) and an emotional block of mathematical performance (mathematics anxiety) in children.
Szucs, Dénes
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