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Gender differences in developmental dyscalculia depend on diagnostic criteria

Gender differences in developmental dyscalculia depend on diagnostic criteria
Gender differences in developmental dyscalculia depend on diagnostic criteria
Developmental dyscalculia (DD) is a learning difficulty specific to mathematics learning. The prevalence of DD may be equivalent to that of dyslexia, posing an important challenge for effective educational provision. Nevertheless, there is no agreed definition of DD and there are controversies surrounding cutoff decisions, specificity and gender differences. In the current study, 1004 British primary school children completed mathematics and reading assessments. The prevalence of DD and gender ratio were estimated in this sample using different criteria. When using absolute thresholds, the prevalence of DD was the same for both genders regardless of the cutoff criteria applied, however gender differences emerged when using a mathematics-reading discrepancy definition. Correlations between mathematics performance and the control measures selected to identify a specific learning difficulty affect both prevalence estimates and whether a gender difference is in fact identified. Educational implications are discussed.
specific learning difficulties, mathematics, prevalence, sex differences, developmental dyscalculia
0959-4752
31-39
Devine, Amy
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Nobes, Alison
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Nobes, Alison
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Devine, Amy, Soltész, Fruzsina, Nobes, Alison, Goswami, Usha and Szűcs, Dénes (2013) Gender differences in developmental dyscalculia depend on diagnostic criteria. Learning and Instruction, 27, 31-39. (doi:10.1016/j.learninstruc.2013.02.004).

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Developmental dyscalculia (DD) is a learning difficulty specific to mathematics learning. The prevalence of DD may be equivalent to that of dyslexia, posing an important challenge for effective educational provision. Nevertheless, there is no agreed definition of DD and there are controversies surrounding cutoff decisions, specificity and gender differences. In the current study, 1004 British primary school children completed mathematics and reading assessments. The prevalence of DD and gender ratio were estimated in this sample using different criteria. When using absolute thresholds, the prevalence of DD was the same for both genders regardless of the cutoff criteria applied, however gender differences emerged when using a mathematics-reading discrepancy definition. Correlations between mathematics performance and the control measures selected to identify a specific learning difficulty affect both prevalence estimates and whether a gender difference is in fact identified. Educational implications are discussed.

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Accepted/In Press date: 27 February 2013
Published date: October 2013
Keywords: specific learning difficulties, mathematics, prevalence, sex differences, developmental dyscalculia
Organisations: Psychology

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Local EPrints ID: 375333
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/375333
ISSN: 0959-4752
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Author: Amy Devine
Author: Fruzsina Soltész
Author: Alison Nobes
Author: Usha Goswami
Author: Dénes Szűcs

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