Table 1.
IQ, math, reading and multicomponent working memory measures in children with mathematical disabilities (MD) and typically developing (TD) children. Visuo-spatial working memory scores were significantly lower in children with MD, compared to TD children.
| Measure | MD |
TD |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (Range) | SD | M (Range) | SD | |
| Age (months) | 98.78 (86–109) | 6.97 | 97.84 (88–108) | 6.26 |
| WASI | ||||
| Verbal | 106.65 (78–128) | 12.32 | 108.29 (80–138) | 15.93 |
| Performance | 107.59 (77–140) | 18.20 | 113.77 (86–145) | 13.32 |
| Full Scale | 107.71 (83–130) | 13.36 | 112.35 (94–127) | 10.20 |
| WIAT–II | ||||
| Word Reading | 108.47 (93–122) | 9.23 | 112.06 (90–130) | 9.65 |
| Numerical Operations | 85.71 (79–91) | 3.50 | 118.29 (95–156)*** | 15.41 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 102.47 (84–130) | 14.82 | 115.00 (90–137)* | 12.20 |
| WMTB-C | ||||
| Digit Recall | 105.71 (77–144) | 20.40 | 107.12 (75–144) | 17.50 |
| Counting Recall | 86.94 (60–117) | 18.63 | 87.35 (56–110) | 17.03 |
| Block Recall | 91.00 (56–114) | 14.62 | 102.18 (81–118)* | 9.91 |
| Backward Digit Recall | 96.94 (72–131) | 19.45 | 99.35 (81–135) | 13.87 |
Note: WASI=Wechsler abbreviated scales of intelligence, WIAT-II=Wechsler individual achievement test—2nd ed., WMTB-C=Working memory test battery for children.
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