Association between visuospatial characteristics and factors of mathematical ability in children.

DU Kun; WANG Qing-xiong; LIANG Xiao-hong; WU Meng-jing; PENG Jie-ping; YANG Han-shan.

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2014-22-06-04

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2014, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (6) : 569-571. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2014-22-06-04

Association between visuospatial characteristics and factors of mathematical ability in children.

DU Kun¹, WANG Qing-xiong², LIANG Xiao-hong¹, WU Meng-jing³, PENG Jie-ping⁴, YANG Han-shan⁴.

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Objective To provide new ideas and scientific basis for improving children' mathematical ability by analyzing the gaps of visuospatial ability and factors of mathematical ability in children with different mathematical ability. Method A total of 42 children with high scores and 40 children with low scores in mathematical ability test were assessed with Benton Visual Retention Tests(BVRT). Results The BVRT score of children with high mathematical ability was higher than that of children with low mathematical ability (P<0.05).There was specific relationship between visuospatial abilities and factors of mathematical ability in children with different mathematical ability.The mathematical abilities in both groups were related to visuospatial memory (P<0.05), but in low mathematical ability children, it was also related to visual reconstruction (P<0.05).Visuospatial memory and reconstructive ability had no difference between boys and girls (P>0.05). Conclusion Visual memory and visual reconstructive ability might affects mathematical ability in children.

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mathematical ability / visual retention test / children

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DU Kun, WANG Qing-xiong, LIANG Xiao-hong, WU Meng-jing, PENG Jie-ping, YANG Han-shan.. Association between visuospatial characteristics and factors of mathematical ability in children.[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2014, 22(6): 569-571 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2014-22-06-04

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