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Dotan, Dror; Zviran-Ginat, Sharon – Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2022
Memorizing the multiplication table is a major challenge for elementary school students: there are many facts to memorize, and they are often similar to each other, which creates interference in memory. Here, we examined whether learning would improve if the degree of interference is reduced, and which memory processes are responsible for this…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Multiplication, Interference (Learning)
Madison Cook; Keith Smolkowski; Lina Shanley; Joanna Hermida; Sylvia Linan-Thompson; Christian T. Doabler; Ben Clarke – Grantee Submission, 2024
This study explores how kindergarten students from a multilingual sample (n=131) representing 23 different languages differ in response to intervention, based on their skill in mathematics and domain general cognitive skills. Analyses for this study indicate significant correlations between initial math skill, phonological memory, working memory,…
Descriptors: Phonology, Short Term Memory, Kindergarten, Multilingualism
Madison A. Cook; Keith Smolkowski; Lina Shanley; Joanna Hermida; Sylvia Linan-Thompson; Christian T. Doabler; Ben Clarke – Journal of Numerical Cognition, 2024
This study explores how kindergarten students from a multilingual sample (n = 131) representing 23 different languages differ in response to intervention, based on their skill in mathematics and domain general cognitive skills. Analyses for this study indicate significant correlations between initial math skill, phonological memory, working…
Descriptors: Phonology, Short Term Memory, Kindergarten, Multilingualism
Ünal, Zehra Emine; Forsberg, Alicia; Geary, David C.; Cowan, Nelson – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2022
We investigated the role of working memory in symbolic and spatial algebra and related tasks across five experiments. Each experiment combined a processing task (expression evaluation, arithmetic, coordinate plane, geometry, or mental rotation) with verbal and spatial memory loads in a dual-task design. Spatial memory was compromised in the…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Algebra, Verbal Ability, Spatial Ability
Khatin-Zadeh, Omid – Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 2022
This article discusses the role of the three components of executive functions (EF) in geometric understanding. Discussing several examples of geometry problems, this article shows how EF are actively employed to solve geometry problems. Inhibition as the first component of EF helps the individual to suppress contextually irrelevant information.…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
Norton, Anderson; Ulrich, Catherine; Kerrigan, Sarah – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2023
This article introduces unit transformation graphs (UTGs) as a tool for diagramming the ways students use sequences of mental actions to solve mathematical tasks. We report findings from a study in which we identified patterns in the ways preservice elementary school teachers relied on working memory to coordinate mental actions when operating in…
Descriptors: Graphs, Fractions, Short Term Memory, Preservice Teachers
Anjariyah, Deka; Juniati, Dwi; Siswono, Tatag Yuli Eko – European Journal of Educational Research, 2022
Problem-solving process requires information processing, and the information processing is related to working memory capacity (WMC). This study aims to determine the effect of WMC on students' mathematical abilities and to describe the ability of the students with high and low WMC in solving mathematical problems. This research used mixed method…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Problem Solving, Mathematics Skills, Student Characteristics
Silverman, Sarit; Ashkenazi, Sarit – Journal of Numerical Cognition, 2022
We explored the multi-dimensionality of mathematics and working memory (WM) by examining the differential relationships between different areas of mathematics with visual, spatial, and verbal WM. Previous research proposed that visuospatial WM is a unique predictor of mathematics, but neuroimaging and cognitive research suggest divisions within…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Short Term Memory, Spatial Ability, Visual Perception
Selma Boz – European Journal of Psychology and Educational Research, 2024
This study investigates school-age children's arithmetic operations performance while solving larger-size problems which produces interferences in memory. Complex problems can trigger competing responses in working memory, which are irrelevant to a task goal and increase the likelihood of interference from previously learned problems (De Visscher…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Students, Reaction Time
Costanza Ruffini; Camilla Chini; Giulia Lombardi; Silvia Della Rocca; Annarita Monaco; Sara Campana; Chiara Pecini – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2024
Interventions targeting cognitive control processes, such as Executive Functions (EF) have recently been experimented to enhance early math skills. This pilot study explored the feasibility and effectiveness of an intervention integrating EF activities into the mathematical domain among second-grade students. One hundred and four…
Descriptors: Training, Executive Function, Elementary School Students, Grade 2
Mei Ma; Maxim Likhanov; Xinlin Zhou – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024
Background: Recent research suggested fluent processing as an explanation on why number sense contributes to simple arithmetic tasks--'Fluency hypothesis'. Aims: The current study investigates whether number sense contributes to such arithmetic tasks when other cognitive factors are controlled for (including those that mediate the link); and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Numeracy, Arithmetic, Grade 1
Stryker, Rachael; Kokushkin, Vladislav; Norton, Anderson; Kerrigan, Sarah – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2022
This study examined the role of student generated drawings to offload cognitive demands of a mathematical problem. We used Unit Transformation Graphs to compare students' thought processes when they had to solve the problem mentally, and when they were allowed to use pen and paper. The results indicated that the possibility to rely on drawings…
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Mathematical Logic
Holman, Kenneth – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2023
Developmental dyscalculia (DD) affects 2-6% of the population. Yet, a readily accessible list of potential interventions for DD is not available or can be easily found by educators. With a large percentage of the population afflicted with DD, educators should be made aware of what supportive approaches are available. The purpose of this study was…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics Instruction, Developmental Disabilities
Rivella, Carlotta; Cornoldi, Cesare; Caviola, Sara; Giofrè, David – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
It has been suggested that not only domain-specific factors but also working memory (WM) may play a crucial role in mathematical learning included Geometry, but the issue has not been deeply explored. In the present study, we examined the role of domain-specific factors and of verbal versus visuospatial WM on geometric learning of a new…
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Short Term Memory, Verbal Ability, Spatial Ability
Ngu, Bing Hiong; Phan, Huy P. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2022
Capitalizing on cognitive load theory and learning by analogy, we propose two instructional methods to learn a complex linear equation (e.g. two-step equation) by building on prior knowledge of a simpler linear equation (e.g. one-step equation). We will examine the proposal theoretically in this paper. In line with the design principles of…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Schemata (Cognition), Prior Learning, Cognitive Ability