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Identifier

000460283

Title

Ειδικές Μαθησιακές Δυσκολίες στα μαθηματικά και η σύνδεσή τους με τις επιτελικές λειτουργίες σε παιδιά μέσης παιδικής ηλικίας

Alternative Title

Specific Learning Disabilities in mathematics and their relation to executive functions in middle childhood children

Author

Χαιρέτη, Στέλα

Thesis advisor

Μαρκοδημητράκη Μαρία

Abstract

Dyscalculia or specific learning disability in mathematics is a learning disorder characterized by an inability to understand mathematical concepts and severe deficits in the acquisition of mathematical skills. It is a primary developmental cognitive disorder of childhood that manifests itself as a disturbance in numerical ability and affects every year a significant percentage of students with learning difficulties in the Greek and global school system. Executive functions (EF), on the other hand, refer to higher-level cognitive functions and are involved in the execution of goals and intentional behavior of the individual, including the set of cognitive abilities necessary to recognize and achieve a goal. The purpose of this paper is to highlight a possible relationship between middle childhood children's executive functions and the presence and severity of specific learning difficulty in mathematics. In the first part, there is a theoretical review of the concepts of learning difficulties and dyscalculia, the profile of students with mathematical difficulties and their special characteristics. What follows is the theoretical review of the term executive functions and the relationship they may have with learning disabilities and mathematics. Then, in the research part, the methodology, the research design, the sampling and the data collection tools ΑΞΕΛ (Executive Functions Evaluation Test) and ΑΣΥΠ (Concentration and Attention Detection and Evaluation Test) are described in detail. This is followed by statistical analysis of the data collected, which are discussed and analyzed in the conclusions. Finally, some limitations and criticism of the research and future directions that can emerge are mentioned.

Language

Greek

Subject

Dyscalculia

Executive functions

Learning disabilities

Math disability

Math disorder

Mathematics

Specific learning disability in mathematics

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