Arithmetic problem solving in students with learning disabilities and ADHD

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Published: Apr 30, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2017.n1.v1.909
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attention deficit and/or hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) mathematical learning disabilities (MLD) arithmetic problem solving cognitive processes

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Valentín Iglesias-Sarmiento
Universidad de Vigo-Campus Ourense
Manuel Deaño Deaño
Universidad de Vigo-Campus Ourense
Ángeles Conde Rodríguez
Universidad de Vigo
Sonia Alfonso Gil
Universidad de Vigo-Campus Ourense
Sandra Limia González
Universidad de Vigo-Campus Ourense
Fernando Tellado González
Universidad de Vigo-Campus Ourense

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In this investigation, the contribution of cognitive functioning to arithmetic problem solving of children with attention deficit and/or hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and with mathematical learning disabilities (MLD) were examined. The sample was made up of a total of 60 students of 4th, 5th, and 6th grade organized in two groups: ADHD (n = 30) and MLD (n = 30). . Assessment was conducted in two sessions in which the PASS processes and arithmetic problem solving were evaluated. Executive processes predicted arithmetic problem solving in the ADHD group whereas simultaneous processing was the unique predictor in the MLD sample.

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Iglesias-Sarmiento, V., Deaño Deaño, M., Conde Rodríguez, Ángeles, Alfonso Gil, S., Limia González, S., & Tellado González, F. (2017). Arithmetic problem solving in students with learning disabilities and ADHD. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 1(1), 167–176. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2017.n1.v1.909
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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2017): PSYCHOLOGY TODAY: CHALLENGES, ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE FUTURE.
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Author Biographies

Valentín Iglesias-Sarmiento, Universidad de Vigo-Campus Ourense

Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y Comunicación. Universidad de Vigo. Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación. Campus Ourense

Manuel Deaño Deaño, Universidad de Vigo-Campus Ourense

Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y Comunicación. Universidad de Vigo. Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación. Campus Ourense

Ángeles Conde Rodríguez, Universidad de Vigo

Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y Comunicación. Universidad de Vigo. Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación. Campus Ourense

Sonia Alfonso Gil, Universidad de Vigo-Campus Ourense

Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y Comunicación. Universidad de Vigo. Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación. Campus Ourense

Sandra Limia González, Universidad de Vigo-Campus Ourense

Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y Comunicación. Universidad de Vigo. Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación. Campus Ourense

Fernando Tellado González, Universidad de Vigo-Campus Ourense

Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y Comunicación. Universidad de Vigo. Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación. Campus Ourense

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