Acquisition of Complex Arithmetic Skills and Higher-Order Mathematics Concepts

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Cognitive Psychology

• ISBN: 9780128133682
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Publication: August 1, 2017
• Imprint: Academic Press
• Language: English

Acquisition of Complex Arithmetic Skills and Higher-Order Mathematics Concepts focuses on typical and atypical learning of complex arithmetic skills and higher-order math concepts. As part of the series Mathematical Cognition and Learning, this volume covers recent advances in the understanding of children’s developing competencies with whole-number arithmetic, fractions, and rational numbers. Each chapter covers these topics from multiple perspectives, including genetic disorders, cognition, instruction, and neural networks.

• Covers innovative measures and recent methodological advances in mathematical thinking and learning
• Contains contributions that improve instruction and education in these domains
• Informs policy aimed at increasing the level of mathematical proficiency in the general public