Robert R Althoff, G Scott Waterman
Commentary: Psychiatric training for physicians: a call to modernize
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
recently become evident cognitive abilities approximate number system ans number knowledge intelligence affect individuals fundamental mathematical ability however unclear cognitive abilities greatest impact nonsymbolic division ability preschoolers therefore present study included 4 6yearold korean preschoolers without prior formal education division order test ability solve nonsymbolic division problems ans acuity intelligence determine interrelationships among functions n 38 used panamath dot comparison paradigm measure ans acuity employed nonsymbolic division tasks measure ability solve nonsymbolic division problems measured intelligence using korean version wppsiiv wechsler preschool primary scale intelligenceiv results showed conditions nonsymbolic division tasks 4 6years old children able perform better chance level additionally relatively easy condition childrens performance showed significant positive correlation fullscale intelligence quotient fsiq ans acuity however complex condition fsiq significantly correlated performance overall found significant relationships childrens performance nonsymbolic division tasks verbal comprehension fluid reasoning processing speed index taken together findings demonstrate preschoolers without formal education arithmetic problem solving solve nonsymbolic division problems moreover suggest fsiq ans ability play essential roles childrens ability solve nonsymbolic division problems highlighting significance intelligence childrens fundamental mathematical ability