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Direct linkPapadopoulos, Ioannis; Thoma, Athina – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2023
Mental brackets constitute an idiosyncratic use of brackets sometimes used to evaluate arithmetic expressions and are closely connected with students' structure sense. The relevant literature describes the use of mental brackets focusing on primary school students and in the context of arithmetic. Using 181 high school students' solutions to seven…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Arithmetic, High School Students, Mathematical Concepts
Alena Egorova; Vy Ngo; Allison S. Liu; Molly Mahoney; Justine Moy; Erin Ottmar – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2024
Perceptual learning theory suggests that perceptual grouping in mathematical expressions can direct students' attention toward specific parts of problems, thus impacting their mathematical reasoning. Using in-lab eye tracking and a sample of 85 undergraduates from a STEM-focused university, we investigated how higher-order operator position (HOO;…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, STEM Education, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematics Instruction
