BACKGROUND Research on the relationship between cognitive skills and mathematical problem solving is usually conducted on adults or on participants with acquired deficits associated with brain injury (e.g.Cipolotti, 1995; Cohen, Dehaene, & Verstichel, 1994; McCloskey, 1992). AIMS In these studies we wanted to make a contribution to the field of children's mathematical problem solving. The fir...

Mathematics is integral to all areas of daily life; it affects successful functioning on the job, in school, at home, and in the community. The importance of mathematics literacy and problem solving is emphasized in the Goals 2000: Educate America Act of 1994 and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics’ Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM, 2000; Goldman, Hasselbring, & the...

in attention to the role of relationship between child and parents in child development, the purpose of the present study was to determine the relationship of anxiety in students with learning disabilities based on parenting style. this study was causal-comparative design. study population included all parents of children with learning disabilities attending special centers during academic year...

A large number of students with and without disabilities—including at-risk—are currently learning online through synchronous and/or asynchronous instruction. As such, it is important for educators to be equipped evidence-based practices—or at the minimum research-based practices—that can adapted or modified teach online, including area mathematics. This article discusses how adapt implement exp...

I will discuss some general principles and specific examples of diagnosis of specific learning disabilities and to link them to Chinese children in Hong Kong. Under the broad umbrella condition of learning disabilities, estimated to occur in some 15% of the school population, there are those children with specific learning disabilities or severe disorders in reading, spelling and composing, and...

objectives the aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between attitude towards oneself, the world and the future, and parental stress in mothers of children with learning disability. methods the population of the study was all mothers that had a child with learning disabilities, studying in learning disabilities special schools during academic year 2014 - 2015, in ahvaz. t...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities respond differently to methylphenidate (MPH) compared with children with ADHD only. METHODS We conducted a prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, 2-week crossover trial of MPH, during which response to MPH was assessed. Learning ability was appraised using...