Psychological Development and Education ›› 2007, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (3): 13-18.

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Model of Executive Functioning As Predictor of Children’s Mathematical Ability

WEN Ping1,2, ZHANG Li1, LI Hong1, LIULI Xiang-jun2, ZHANG Xue-yi2   

  1. School of Psychology, Southwest-China Normal University, Key Laboratory of Basic Psychology of Chongqing, Chongqing 400715
  • Online:2007-07-15 Published:2007-07-15

Abstract: This research examined the relationship between executive functions and mathematical ability in first grade students (n=64).Measures involved Wisconsin Card Sorting Task (WCST), Stroop task, and Counting span, The results showed mathemat ical ability was significantly correlated with all measures of executive funct ioning.Regression analyses revealed that each executive function measure predicted unique variance in mathematics ability.Furthermore, path analysis showed inhibition not only influenced mathematical ability directly, also influenced mathematical ability through shifting and updating.It is proposed that the difference of mathemat ical ability between children is the difference of inhibition, which results in difference of switching and updating for dealing with a particular task.

Key words: executive function, mathematic ability, inhibitory control, shifting, updating

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