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DeWolf, Melissa; Son, Ji Y.; Bassok, Miriam; Holyoak, Keith J. – Cognitive Science, 2017
Why might it be (at least sometimes) beneficial for adults to process fractions componentially? Recent research has shown that college-educated adults can capitalize on the bipartite structure of the fraction notation, performing more successfully with fractions than with decimals in relational tasks, notably analogical reasoning. This study…
Descriptors: Priming, Multiplication, Number Concepts, Fractions
Rambish, Medea C. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
For community college faculty and administrators who wish to find a higher degree of successful outcomes in a developmental arithmetic course, this study examined whether a conceptual developmental arithmetic instructional approach affects the overall performance of community college students and if it differentially affects the performance of low…
Descriptors: Remedial Mathematics, Arithmetic, Community Colleges, Outcomes of Education
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Ramos-Christian, Vanessa; Schleser, Robert; Varn, Mary E. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2008
Cognitive abilities as well as math fluency play an important role in mathematical skills. Understanding the relationship between cognitive abilities and mathematical skills is imperative to teaching effective arithmetic skills. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between cognitive ability and math fluency with 38 first and…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Grade 2, Arithmetic, Cognitive Ability
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Shin, Namsoo; Sutherland, LeeAnn M.; Norris, Cathleen A.; Soloway, Elliot – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
This paper reports the effects of game technology on student learning in mathematics as investigated in two data sets collected from slightly different subjects. In the first, 41 second graders (7 or 8 years old) from two classes used either a technology-based game or a paper-based game for 5 weeks. For the next 13 weeks, both classes used a…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Academic Achievement, Statistical Analysis, Grade 2
Davis, William E. – J Clin Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement, Arithmetic, Educational Testing
DAVIS, FREDERICK B.; LESSER, GERALD S. – 1959
METHODS OF MEASUREMENT AND A SUITABLE CURRICULUM WERE DEVELOPED AND ASSESSED FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN GIFTED IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING RESPECTS--SPACE CONCEPTUALIZATION, VOCABULARY, NUMBER ABILITY, LOGICAL REASONING, AND SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION. EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUPS WERE ESTABLISHED OVER A 2-YEAR PERIOD. EVALUATION OF SOCIAL…
Descriptors: Ability, Arithmetic, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development
TWELKER, PAUL A. – 1967
EXPERIMENTAL VARIABLES INTENDED TO REPRESENT A CONTINUUM OF REINFORCEMENT FOR SEARCHING BEHAVIOR WERE--REINFORCEMENT BY PRAISE ONLY (1), AND REINFORCEMENT BY PRAISE PLUS INDIRECT GUIDANCE ON HOW TO PROCESS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE LEARNER (2). A THIRD INSTRUCTIONAL CONDITION REQUIRED MINIMUM TEACHER-LEARNER INTERACTION AND DIRECT PRESENTATION…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement Tests, Arithmetic, Autoinstructional Aids