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Vanessa R. Cerda; Nicole Y. Wicha – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2024
In 2020, 21.5% of US preschoolers spoke a language other than English at home. These children transition into English-speaking classrooms in different ways, often handling foundational concepts in two languages. Critically, some knowledge may be dependent on the language of learning. For instance, both bilingual children and adults typically…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Bilingual Students, Memory, Bilingualism
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Jaffe, Joshua Benjamin; Bolger, Donald Joseph – Educational Psychology Review, 2023
Arithmetic word problems are a staple in mathematical curricula yet give individuals of all ages difficulty. Successful word problem solving requires translating the problem into a symbolic arithmetic format. However, the linguistic component may make problem solving more complex and increase cognitive load, specifically the processes that…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Arithmetic, Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving
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Gros, Hippolyte; Thibaut, Jean-Pierre; Sander, Emmanuel – Educational Psychologist, 2020
Arithmetic problem solving is a crucial part of mathematics education. However, existing problem solving theories do not fully account for the semantic constraints partaking in the encoding and recoding of arithmetic word problems. In this respect, the limitations of the main existing models in the literature are discussed. We then introduce the…
Descriptors: Semantics, Arithmetic, Models, Word Problems (Mathematics)
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Stephan E. Vogel; Bert De Smedt – npj Science of Learning, 2021
The development of numerical and arithmetic abilities constitutes a crucial cornerstone in our modern and educated societies. Difficulties to acquire these central skills can lead to severe consequences for an individual's well-being and nation's economy. In the present review, we describe our current broad understanding of the functional and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Mathematics Skills, Numeracy, Arithmetic
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Spelke, Elizabeth S. – Language Learning and Development, 2017
The natural numbers may be our simplest, most useful, and best-studied abstract concepts, but their origins are debated. I consider this debate in the context of the proposal, by Gallistel and Gelman, that natural number system is a product of cognitive evolution and the proposal, by Carey, that it is a product of human cultural history. I offer a…
Descriptors: Computation, Number Systems, Number Concepts, Language Usage
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Siegler, Robert S. – Developmental Science, 2016
The integrated theory of numerical development posits that a central theme of numerical development from infancy to adulthood is progressive broadening of the types and ranges of numbers whose magnitudes are accurately represented. The process includes four overlapping trends: (1) representing increasingly precisely the magnitudes of non-symbolic…
Descriptors: Numbers, Theories, Individual Development, Symbols (Mathematics)
Siegler, Robert S. – Grantee Submission, 2016
The integrated theory of numerical development posits that a central theme of numerical development from infancy to adulthood is progressive broadening of the types and ranges of numbers whose magnitudes are accurately represented. The process includes four overlapping trends: 1) representing increasingly precisely the magnitudes of non-symbolic…
Descriptors: Numbers, Theories, Individual Development, Symbols (Mathematics)
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Zhou, Xinlin – Brain and Cognition, 2011
Solving simple arithmetic problems involves three stages: encoding the problem, retrieving or calculating the answer, and reporting the answer. This study compared the event-related potentials elicited by single-digit addition and multiplication problems to examine the relationship between encoding and retrieval/calculation stages. Results showed…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Arithmetic, Multiplication, Computation
Siegler, Robert S.; Fazio, Lisa K.; Bailey, Drew H.; Zhou, Xinlin – Grantee Submission, 2013
Recent research on fractions has broadened and deepened theories of numerical development. Learning about fractions requires children to recognize that many properties of whole numbers are not true of numbers in general and also to recognize that the one property that unites all real numbers is that they possess magnitudes that can be ordered on…
Descriptors: Number Concepts, Numeracy, Cognitive Processes, Arithmetic
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Iuculano, Teresa; Moro, Raffaella; Butterworth, Brian – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
Here we wished to determine how the sub-components of Working Memory (Phonological-Loop and Central Executive) influence children's arithmetical development. Specifically, we aimed at distinguishing between Working Memory inhibition and updating processes within the Central Executive, and the domain-specificity (words and numbers) of both…
Descriptors: Phonology, Inhibition, Short Term Memory, Arithmetic
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Klein, Elise; Nuerk, Hans-Christoph; Wood, Guilherme; Knops, Andre; Willmes, Klaus – Brain and Cognition, 2009
Two types of calculation processes have been distinguished in the literature: approximate processes are supposed to rely heavily on the non-verbal quantity system, whereas exact processes are assumed to crucially involve the verbal system. These two calculation processes were commonly distinguished by manipulation of two factors in addition…
Descriptors: Number Concepts, Computation, Cognitive Processes, Arithmetic
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Mondt, Katrien; Struys, Esli; Van den Noort, Maurits; Baleriaux, Danielle; Metens, Thierry; Paquier, Philippe; Van de Craen, Piet; Bosch, Peggy; Denolin, Vincent – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2011
Many children in bilingual regions follow lessons in a language at school (school-language) that they hardly ever speak at home or in other informal settings. What are the neural effects of this phenomenon? This functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study investigates the effects of using school-language on brain activity during a high…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Language of Instruction, Arithmetic, Bilingualism
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Mussolin, Christophe; Mejias, Sandrine; Noel, Marie-Pascale – Cognition, 2010
Developmental dyscalculia (DD) is a pervasive difficulty affecting number processing and arithmetic. It is encountered in around 6% of school-aged children. While previous studies have mainly focused on general cognitive functions, the present paper aims to further investigate the hypothesis of a specific numerical deficit in dyscalculia. The…
Descriptors: Number Concepts, Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes, Children
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Oberauer, Klaus; Bialkova, Svetlana – Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 2009
Processing information in working memory requires selective access to a subset of working-memory contents by a focus of attention. Complex cognition often requires joint access to 2 items in working memory. How does the focus select 2 items? Two experiments with an arithmetic task and 1 with a spatial task investigate time demands for successive…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Attention, Experiments, Repetition
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Golay, Philippe; Lecerf, Thierry – Psychological Assessment, 2011
According to the most widely accepted Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) model of intelligence measurement, each subtest score of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Adults (3rd ed.; WAIS-III) should reflect both 1st- and 2nd-order factors (i.e., 4 or 5 broad abilities and 1 general factor). To disentangle the contribution of each factor, we applied a…
Descriptors: Adults, Intelligence Tests, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
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