Arithmetic Operations and Attention in Children with Intellectual Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Djuric-Zdravkovic, Aleksandra; Japundza-Milisavljevic, Mirjana; Macesic-Petrovic, Dragana
Titel	Arithmetic Operations and Attention in Children with Intellectual Disabilities
Quelle	In: Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 46 (2011) 2, S.214-219 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2154-1647
Schlagwörter	Arithmetic; Addition; Subtraction; Mathematics Skills; Attention; Mild Mental Retardation; Children; Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; Serbia; Trail Making Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Addition; Arithmetik; Arithmetikunterricht; Rechnen; Subtraktion; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Aufmerksamkeit; Child; Kind; Kinder; Ausland; Serbien
Abstract	This paper is aimed at depicting the quality of functions of some of the aspects of attention in children with mild intellectual disabilities and their influence on the mastering of arithmetic operations, including addition and subtraction. The sample used in this study encompasses 60 pupils, both males and females. The criteria used in the selection of examinees included the IQ level of the students which ranged from 50 - 69, calendar age from 12 to 14 years, school age which involved the inclusion of pupils attending grades five to seven of primary school in Serbia. To evaluate the quality of attention in our study we used the Trail Making Test form A and the Double Letter Cancellation Test, whilst a Criterion-referenced test was used to evaluate how well the specified body of knowledge, in this case arithmetic operations i.e. addition and subtraction were learned by the pupils. The implications of the study pertain to the proposal of implementing specific, creative activities and exercise during play, concrete contents, demonstration, experiments and teaching resources susceptible for teaching arithmetic. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, P.O. Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://www.dddcec.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10