Structure of abilities in math-precocious young children: Gender similarities and differences.
Structure of abilities in math-precocious young children: Gender similarities and differences.
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数学早熟儿童的能力结构:性别异同。
DOI:
10.1037/0022-0663.88.2.341
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发表时间:
1996
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
J. Busse
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作者:
N. Robinson;R. Abbott;V. Berninger;J. Busse
For this study of the organization of cognitive abilities and gender differences in young children advanced in mathematical reasoning, parents identified 778 preschoolers and kindergartners. After screening with 2 arithmetic subtests of standard intelligence tests, 310 high scorers (55% boys) were given 15 additional measures. Mean performance of these high scorers on all standardized measures was 1 to 2 standard deviations above the mean of the norming samples. Boys scored higher on 8 of 11 quantitative measures, 0 of 3 verbal measures, and 1 of 3 spatial measures, including quantitative and spatial working memory span. Three factors (quantitative, verbal, and spatial) were modeled using confirmatory factor analysis; patterns of relationships were similar for older and younger groups and for girls and boys. Spatial and quantitative factors were highly correlated; the verbal factor correlated weakly with the others but showed a stronger relationship with the spatial factor for boys than girls.