Evelyn Kroesbergen
Education & Pedagogy - Special Education: Cognitive & Motor
Utrecht University
Netherlands
Biography
The focus of my research is on the normal and problematic development of working memory and early mathematics. In various studies, the role of executive functions in the development of number sense and mathematics is investigated in 3- to 8-year-old children. The hypothesis is tested that executive functions such as inhibition, shifting, and updating explain a significant part of the variance in children's early developing math skills. Special attention is given to the role of these processes in children whose development of mathematical cognition is at risk. The possibilities for training working memory and early math skills are also investigated. A second line of research focuses on creativity and giftedness, also in relation to mathematics.
Research Interest
mathematics
Publications
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Kroesbergen, E.H., Van ’t Noordende, J.E., & Kolkman, M.E. (2014). Training working memory in kindergarten children: Effects on working memory and early numeracy. Child Neuropsychology, 20, 23-37. DOI:10.1080/09297049.2012.736483
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Kroesbergen, E. H., Van Hooijdonk, M., Middel-Lalleman, M. N., & Reijnders, J. W. (2016). The psychological well-being of young gifted children. Gifted Child Quarterly, 60, 16-30. doi: 10.1177/0016986215609113
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Kroesbergen, E.H., & Van Dijk, M. (2015). Working memory and number sense as predictors of mathematical (dis-) ability. Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 223, 102–109. doi:10.1027.2151-2604/1000208
