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Steven A. Hecht
Researcher at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Publications - 3
Citations - 1077
Steven A. Hecht is an academic researcher from University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cognitive development & Cognition. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 959 citations.
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Working memory and mathematics: A review of developmental, individual difference, and cognitive approaches.
TL;DR: The authors reviewed four approaches that address the relation between working memory and math: dual task studies establishing the role of working memory during on-line math performance; individual difference studies examining working memory in children with math difficulties; studies of working attention as a predictor of mathematical outcomes; and longitudinal studies of the relationship between working attention and math.
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Sources of Group and Individual Differences in Emerging Fraction Skills.
Steven A. Hecht,Kevin J. Vagi +1 more
TL;DR: Results from a two year longitudinal study of 181 children from fourth through fifth grade found that levels of growth in children's computation, word problem, and estimation skills using common fractions were predicted by working memory, attentive classroom behavior, conceptual knowledge about fractions, and simple arithmetic fluency.
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A Pilot Study of a Kindergarten Summer School Reading Program in High-Poverty Urban Schools
TL;DR: In this paper, a pilot study examined an implementation of a kindergarten summer school reading program in 4 high-poverty urban schools, which targeted both basic reading skills and oral language development.