Working memory and mathematics: A review of developmental, individual difference, and cognitive approaches

Learning and Individual Differences - Tập 20 Số 2 - Trang 110-122 - 2010
Kimberly P. Raghubar1, Marcia A. Barnes2, Steven A. Hecht2
1Department of Psychology, 126 Heyne Building, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
2University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, 7000 Fannin, Suite 2401, Houston, TX 77030, USA

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