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05, 2016;87 (3): 929-43.

Preschool Drawing and School Mathematics: The Nature of the Association.

Margherita Malanchini, Maria G Tosto, Victoria Garfield, Aysegul Dirik, Adrian Czerwik, Rosalind Arden, Sergey Malykh, Yulia Kovas
Author Information
  1. Margherita Malanchini: Goldsmiths University of London.
  2. Maria G Tosto: Tomsk State University.
  3. Victoria Garfield: University College London.
  4. Aysegul Dirik: Goldsmiths University of London.
  5. Adrian Czerwik: Goldsmiths University of London.
  6. Rosalind Arden: King's College London.
  7. Sergey Malykh: Psychological Institute of the Russian Academy of Education.
  8. Yulia Kovas: Goldsmiths University of London.
PMID: 27079561 DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12520

Abstract

The study examined the etiology of individual differences in early drawing and of its longitudinal association with school mathematics. Participants (N = 14,760), members of the Twins Early Development Study, were assessed on their ability to draw a human figure, including number of features, symmetry, and proportionality. Human figure drawing was moderately stable across 6 months (average r = .40). Individual differences in drawing at age 4½ were influenced by genetic (.21), shared environmental (.30), and nonshared environmental (.49) factors. Drawing was related to later (age 12) mathematical ability (average r = .24). This association was explained by genetic and shared environmental factors that also influenced general intelligence. Some genetic factors, unrelated to intelligence, also contributed to individual differences in drawing.

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Grants

  1. G0901245/Medical Research Council
  2. R01 HD059215/NICHD NIH HHS
  3. G0500079/Medical Research Council
  4. R01 HD044454/NICHD NIH HHS
  5. R01 HD046167/NICHD NIH HHS

MeSH Term

Aptitude
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Individuality
Intelligence
Male
Mathematical Concepts
Motor Skills
Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Twin Study
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