Between 5% and 8% of school-age children have some form of memory or cognitive deficit
that interferes with their ability to learn concepts or procedures in one or more mathematical …

Mathematics plays an important part in our lives, from basic trading at a market stall in
Marrakesh or Beijing to the complex algorithms that guide international banking, from …

Abstract Learning Disabilities in Mathematics (LDM) or dyscalculia are a frequent and
disruptive problem within schools. Nevertheless, this problem has received little attention …

Research in mathematics education is interdisciplinary. According to Higginson (1980),
mathematics, philosophy, psychology, and sociology are contributing disciplines to …

It has been estimated that about 6% of school-age children have some type of learning
disorder in mathematics. About 70% of these children are boys. Many, though not all …

Dyscalculia, although officially acknowledged, is more controversial than dyslexia. It is
particularly problematic for mathematics educators, involving evidence from non-educational …

Researchers of mathematics learning disability (MLD) commonly use cutoff scores to
determine which participants have MLD. Some researchers apply more restrictive cutoffs …

Mathematics is the basis for learning other academic subjects and solving daily living
problems. Research findings have shown across countries that mathematics is the most …

(Swanson, Jerman, & Zheng, 2009). In everyday life situations we need to be on time, pay
bills, follow directions or use maps, look at bus or train timetables, or comprehend instruction …

The purpose of this study was to describe the mathematical problem-solving profiles of
students with mathematics disabilities (MD) with and without comorbid reading disabilities …