Finger gnosis is not a meaningful correlate of early arithmetic in this sample¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Finger gnosis, unlike the other measured predictors, was not a moderate to strong correlate of arithmetic at school entry. → Malone 2020

Evidence¶

Malone 2020¶

Malone, SA; Burgoyne, K; Hulme, C. (2020). Number Knowledge and the Approximate Number System Are Two Critical Foundations for Early Arithmetic Development. Journal of Educational Psychology, 112 (6), pp. 1167-1182. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000426

q3 · i? · associational · r2

In the longitudinal study of 569 children, all assessed predictors except finger gnosis were reported as moderate to strong correlates of arithmetic; the parenthetical "(except finger gnosis)" is the printed basis for this null-correlate finding. No effect size is printed.

"Although all predictors (except finger gnosis) were moderate to strong correlates of arithmetic, a latent variable path model showed that only number knowledge and numerosity discrimination were unique predictors of arithmetic development over the 1st year of formal education."

Discussion¶

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