Cognitive Correlates in Learning Mathematics: a literature review

Abstract The objective of this study was to raise publications that investigated cognitive correlates in learning mathematics. Research was carried out in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo), Electronic Psychology Journals Portal (PePSIC), and Higher Education Personnel Coordination Journals (Capes) databases, from the descriptors: “Matemática”, “Matemática and aprendizagem”, “desempenho escolar”, “desempenho and aritmética”, and “aritmética”. To select the material, the following criteria were defined: the papers should be articles from empirical research reports, using a correlational design and presenting statistically significant results (p