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Visual perception, visual-spatial cognition and mathematics: Associations and predictions in children with cerebral

Valerie Critten1, Emma Campbell2, Emily Farran2

  • 1Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology, Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK.

Research in Developmental Disabilities
|July 27, 2018
PubMed

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Children with cerebral palsy (CP) show significant visual-spatial and math deficits. Improving visual perception and memory skills in children with CP may enhance their mathematical abilities.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Pediatrics

Background:

  • Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often exhibit impairments in visual-spatial and mathematical abilities.
  • The specific association between these two domains in children with CP is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess visual-spatial and mathematical impairments in children with CP.
  • To explore the relationship between visual-spatial and mathematical abilities in this population.

Main Methods:

  • Thirty-two children with CP and typically developing (TD) children, matched for receptive vocabulary, completed visual-spatial and mathematics assessments.
  • Visual-spatial tasks included perception, reasoning, and mental rotation.
  • Standardized mathematics ability tests were administered to both groups.

Main Results:

  • Children with CP demonstrated significantly lower mathematical and visual-spatial abilities compared to TD children.
  • In TD children, age predicted mathematical ability; in children with CP, receptive vocabulary and visual perception were key predictors.
  • CP group showed deficits in visual perception, short-term memory, reasoning, and mental rotation.

Conclusions:

  • Visual-spatial deficits in children with CP are strongly linked to their mathematical abilities.
  • Educational interventions focusing on visual perception and memory may support mathematical development in children with CP.
Abstract

Keywords:
Cerebral palsyMathematical abilitiesMental rotationVisual memoryVisual reasoningVisual-spatial perception

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