La comprensión conceptual aritmética en la escuela elemental

  1. Pérez Pérez, Leire 1
  2. Núñez López, Andrea 1
  3. Iglesias Sarmiento, Valentín
  1. 1 Universidade de Vigo
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    Universidade de Vigo

    Vigo, España

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Journal:
International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology: INFAD. Revista de Psicología

ISSN: 0214-9877

Year of publication: 2021

Issue Title: LEARNING IN A POSITIVE MOOD: THE RESPONSE TO COVID-19

Volume: 2

Issue: 2

Pages: 163-172

Type: Article

DOI: 10.17060/IJODAEP.2021.N2.V2.2221 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

This study analyzed the arithmetic conceptual comprehension from a dual perspective (conceptual and strategic) of students in 4th, 5th and 6th grades of Elementary school, selected based on three achievement groups: mathematical learning disabilities (MLD; n=51), typical achievement (TA; n=60) and high achievement (HA; n=21). Specifically, it aimed to (1) characterize students based on their arithmetic conceptual knowledge and (2) analyze how the different achievement groups cope with more complex tasks based on their previous conceptual skills. The BANEVHAR battery was applied to assess conceptual understanding and the full scale of the CAS battery was used as a reliable estimator of intelligence. The results pointed out the conceptual deficits of students with MLD with respect to their peers with TA and HA, who seem to reach these educational levels with acquired conceptual skills. In addition, it was observed that there are differences between the groups not only in conceptual knowledge but also in the strategic coping of tasks when these are novel or complex. In this context, students with HA can solve tasks more efficiently. These findings highlight the importance of conceptual and strategic teaching of arithmetic and suggest its practical implementation at school.

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