The Factorial Nature of Ability in Elementary Mathematics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9614899 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jack Wrigley (Queen's University Belfast, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1958 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 61-78 |
| Publication date | 1958-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0998 • E-ISSN: 2044-8279 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1958.tb01426.x |
| OpenAlex | W2049825046 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
S ummary .— The structure of mathematical ability in grammar and technical schools was investigated by factorial analysis. The following conclusions were drawn: There is a close connection between mathematical and general ability; high intelligence is the most important single factor for success in mathematics. In addition, there exists a clearly identifiable mathematical group factor. The different branches of mathematics are linked together more closely than they would be if a general factor only were in operation. Verbal, spatial, and numerical group factors were isolated. Performance in geometry is connected with spatial ability as measured by the spatial factor. Performance in arithmetic (especially mechanical arithmetic), and to a lesser extent performance in algebra, is in part dependent upon numerical ability as measured by a number factor. When the influence of general ability is eliminated, verbal ability has little connection with mathematical ability. No marked differences in factor pattern were observed between different types of school ‘grammar and technical) or between different countries (England and Northern Ireland). The attainment tests of mathematics, constructed specially for this research, proved to be highly reliable and valid measures of mathematical ability
Algebra over a field · Arithmetic · Cognition · Connection (principal bundle) · Factor (programming language) · Factorial · Geometry · Grammar · Grammar school · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Programming language · Pure mathematics · Spatial Ability · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills · Computer Science · Mathematics · Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques · Psychology
Separate but correlated
The Relation Between Space and Math
Further Investigation of Components of Mathematical Ability
Examining the relations between spatial skills and mathematical performance
Reading to learn? The co-development of mathematics and reading during primary school
Mathematical Ability as Related to Reasoning and Use of Symbols
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1962 - 2022 (61) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |