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Are Mathematics Disabilities Due to a Domain-General or a Domain-Specific Working Memory Deficit?

Kathleen M. Wilson

University of California-Riverside

H. Lee Swanson

University of California-Riverside, Lee. Swanson{at}UCR.EDU

The relationship between verbal and visual-spatial working memory and mathematical computation skill was examined in children and adults with and without disabilities in mathematics. A hierarchical regression analysis showed that, when partialing for the influence of reading ability, age, and gender, mathematical computation was better predicted by verbal than by visual-spatial working memory. Furthermore, the results showed that the relationship between mathematics ability and working memory were not significantly moderated by age but were stable across a broad age span. We concluded that, regardless of age, deficits in mathematics are mediated by both a domain-general and a domain-specific working memory system.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 34, No. 3, 237-248 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/002221940103400304
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