2023-2024 Faculty Research Grant

Nadia Nosworthy (Graduate Psychology & Counseling).

Investigating the relationship between basic numerical understanding, processing speed, mathematical achievement and mathematics anxiety in children from kindergarten to third grade.

Mathematics is one of the most important skills that a child acquires in formal education. However, unlike reading, not as much is known about the cognitive foundations of mathematical knowledge. The purpose of this study is to use a variety of behavioral measures to clarify the relationship between basic numerical understanding, processing speed, mathematical achievement and math anxiety in children from kindergarten to third grade and to investigate when this relationship emerges in the early elementary school years. This research is significant because it will help to identify which abilities can predict math skills. Furthermore, it can shed light into the interventions needed to remediate learning disabilities in mathematics across development in the early elementary grades.