The role of literacy skills in adolescents' mathematics word problem performance: Controlling for visuo-spatial ability and mathematics anxiety

M Kyttälä, PM Björn - Learning and Individual Differences, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study is to examine the relationship between eighth-grade
adolescents' literacy skills and mathematics word problem performance. Moreover, visuo …

The association between mathematical word problems and reading comprehension

PM Vilenius‐Tuohimaa, K Aunola… - Educational …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to investigate the interplay between mathematical word problem skills and
reading comprehension. The participants were 225 children aged 9–10 (Grade 4). The …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of mathematics anxiety and mathematical metacognition on word problem solving in children with and without mathematical learning difficulties

Y Lai, X Zhu, Y Chen, Y Li - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Mathematics is one of the most objective, logical, and practical academic disciplines. Yet, in
addition to cognitive skills, mathematical problem solving also involves affective factors. In …

Primary school text comprehension predicts mathematical word problem-solving skills in secondary school

PM Björn, K Aunola, JE Nurmi - Educational Psychology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This longitudinal study aimed to investigate the extent to which primary school text
comprehension predicts mathematical word problem-solving skills in secondary school …

Children with learning difficulties in mathematics: Relating mathematics skills and reading comprehension

L Salihu, M Aro, P Rasanen - Issues in Educational Research, 2018 - search.informit.org
The aim of this study is to examine the mathematics skills of fourth-grade children from
Kosovo in relation to their background characteristics. Seventy-six children, out of 233 …

Mathematical performance predicts progress in reading comprehension among 7-year olds

MK Lerkkanen, H Rasku-Puttonen, K Aunola… - European journal of …, 2005 - Springer
The aim of this longitudinal study was to investigate cross-lagged relationships between
mathematical performance and reading comprehension during the first and second years of …

Arithmetic word problem-solving and math anxiety: The role of perceived difficulty and gender

E Doz, A Cuder, S Pellizzoni, B Carretti… - Journal of Cognition …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A crucial component of mathematics curriculum in primary education is
represented by the ability to solve arithmetic word problems. Previous studies investigated …

Mathematics anxiety and working memory: Longitudinal associations with mathematical performance in Chinese children

BHH Ching - Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2017 - Elsevier
The link between mathematics anxiety and mathematical performance in young children
remains inconclusive. The present study examined the longitudinal associations between …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship of reading abilities with the underlying cognitive skills of math: A dimensional approach

L Bernabini, P Bonifacci, PF de Jong - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Math and reading are related, and math problems are often accompanied by problems in
reading. In the present study, we used a dimensional approach and we aimed to assess the …

Math anxiety and math ability in early primary school years

H Krinzinger, L Kaufmann… - Journal of …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Mathematical learning disabilities (MLDs) are often associated with math anxiety, yet until
now, very little is known about the causal relations between calculation ability and math …