Mathematical Difficulties - Psychology and Intervention

Informationen zum Autor Gary D. Phye, Past President of the Iowa Educational Research and Evaluation Association, is the new editor of the Academic Press Educational Psychology Book Series. He has published numerous research articles and book chapters in the areas of classroom learning and transfer. He previously co-edited two of the bestselling volumes in the book series: School Psychology with Dan Reschly and Cognitive Classroom Learning with Tom Andre. In addition to being the co-author of an undergraduate educational psychology text, Dr. Phye has also co-authored (with K. Josef Klauer) a newly-published program designed to teach and assess the inductive reasoning and metacognitive strategies of young children. Dr. Phye is currently working with the Ames Community public schools in the training and assessment of inductive reasoning strategies of special needs children in primary and intermediate grades. Zusammenfassung Examines the mathematical difficulties in typical and atypical populations. This book discusses the behavioral, educational and neuropsychological characteristics of people with mathematical difficulties, and educational interventions to prevent, diagnose, treat or ameliorate such difficulties.

Product details

• Assisted by: Ann Dowker (Editor), Gary D. Phye (Editor), Phye Gary D. (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9780123736291
• ISBN: 978-0-12-373629-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Educational Psychology; Educational Psychology (Academ; Educational Psychology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Mathematics / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, EDUCATION / Special Education / Learning Disabilities, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Teaching of students with learning difficulties, Educational: Mathematics & numeracy, Educational: Mathematics and numeracy