Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between cognitive skills like visual processing and fluid intelligence assessed by the Leiter-R and arithmetic performance in elementary school students. 51 children were evaluated between 7 and 8 years of age (52.94% boys and 47.06% girls), belonging to the 2nd and 3rd years of public and private schools. Positive, significant and moderate correlations were observed between the Analogies and Sequential Order Subtests of the Leiter-R with arithmetic skills like numerical processing and calculation. Both explained 25% of variance in arithmetic. By analyzing the data separately by school, similar results were obtained for private school, but few correlations were observed with children in public school. The findings of this study support the literature regarding the relationship between cognitive abilities and performance in arithmetic, emphasizing the importance of school type as the variable to be considered in these studies.
Highlights
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between cognitive skills like visual processing
moderate correlations were observed between the Analogies
similar results were obtained for private school
Summary
O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a relação entre habilidades cognitivas de processamento visual e inteligência fluida, avaliadas pela Leiter-R, e desempenho em aritmética de estudantes do Ensino Fundamental I. Foram avaliadas 51 crianças entre 7 e 8 anos de idade (52,94% meninos e 47,06% meninas), pertencentes ao 2o e 3o ano de escolas pública e privada. Correlações positivas, significativas e de magnitude moderada foram observadas entre os subtestes de Analogias e Sequências com habilidades de processamento numérico e cálculo da Prova de Aritmética. Ao analisar os dados separadamente por tipo de escola, resultados semelhantes foram verificados para escola particular, porém poucas correlações foram observadas com crianças de escola pública. Os achados corroboram a literatura no que tange às relações entre habilidades cognitivas e desempenho em aritmética, ressaltando a importância do tipo de escola como variável a ser considerada nestes estudos. Palavras-chave: Inteligência; Raciocínio indutivo; Discriminação visual; Processamento numérico; Cálculo
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