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Approximation Skills

Approximation Skills is a cognitive construct within number sense that refers to the ability to estimate numerical quantities or computations with reasonable accuracy without exact calculation, relying on conceptual understanding and mental number line representations.

56

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4.9K

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143

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104

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2017–2026

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56

Preschool acuity of the approximate number system correlates with school math ability

Melissa E. Libertus, Lisa Feigenson, Justin Halberda · Developmental Science · 2011 · 498 citations · Full text

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Individual Differences in Inhibitory Control, Not Non-Verbal Number Acuity, Correlate with Mathematics Achievement

Camilla Gilmore, Nina Attridge, Sarah Clayton et al. · PLoS ONE · 2013 · 462 citations · Full text

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Preschoolers' Precision of the Approximate Number System Predicts Later School Mathematics Performance

Michèle M. M. Mazzocco, Lisa Feigenson, Justin Halberda · PLoS ONE · 2011 · 420 citations · Full text

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Numerical predictors of arithmetic success in grades 1–6

Ian M. Lyons, Gavin R. Price, Anniek Vaessen et al. · Developmental Science · 2014 · 416 citations

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Training the Approximate Number System Improves Math Proficiency

Joonkoo Park, Elizabeth M. Brannon · Psychological Science · 2013 · 356 citations

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Authors

143

  1. ME
    Melissa E. Libertus

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    8 publications · 939 citations

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  2. JH
    Justin Halberda

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    6 publications · 1.2K citations

    6

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  3. LF
    Lisa Feigenson

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    6 publications · 1.2K citations

    6

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  4. EM
    Elizabeth M. Brannon

    Duke University, United States

    4 publications · 444 citations

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  5. ES
    Emily Szkudlarek

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    3 publications · 88 citations

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Institutions

104

  1. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    6 h-index

    18 publications

    3.6K citations

  2. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    425 citations

  3. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    585 citations

  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    54 citations

  5. Loughborough University

    Loughborough, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    2K citations

  6. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    726 citations

  7. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    230 citations

  8. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    127 citations

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Venues

  1. Frontiers in Psychology

    6 publications · 230 citations

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  2. Developmental Science

    6 publications · 1.5K citations

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  3. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

    JECP · 5 publications · 414 citations

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  4. PLoS ONE

    4 publications · 951 citations

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  5. Child Development

    4 publications · 77 citations

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