Differential cognitive correlates in processing symbolic and situational mathematics

IF 2.8 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Infant and Child Development Pub Date : 2024-03-08 DOI:10.1002/icd.2500

Jiaxin Cui, Fan Yang, Yuanyi Peng, Saisai Wang, Xinlin Zhou

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Abstract

Symbolic and situational mathematics are the two major representations of mathematical knowledge. Although previous literature has studied the relationship between the two from the perspective of teaching practice, learning effectiveness and behavioural performance, there is still a lack of empirical psychological research on cognitive mechanisms to explore the psychological processes of the two. The current study investigated the relationship between symbolic and situational mathematics by determining the differences in cognitive correlates between the two in fourth-grade children. Their symbolic and situational mathematics abilities were assessed using symbolic and situational enumeration tests under the same conditions. Several types of general cognitive abilities, language processing and academic achievements were also examined. Results showed that both situational and symbolic mathematics are crucial for mathematical achievement. Arithmetic computation is closely correlated with symbolic mathematics, whereas spatial processing and inductive reasoning ability are uniquely correlated with situational mathematics. The results suggest that situational and symbolic mathematics have separate cognitive correlates, which means the two are distinct in terms of psychological processing.

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符号数学和情境数学处理过程中的认知相关性差异

符号数学和情境数学是数学知识的两大表征。虽然以往的文献从教学实践、学习效果和行为表现等角度对二者的关系进行了研究，但仍缺乏对认知机制的实证心理学研究来探讨二者的心理过程。本研究通过确定四年级儿童符号数学和情境数学在认知相关性方面的差异，来研究两者之间的关系。他们的符号数学和情境数学能力是在相同条件下通过符号枚举测试和情境枚举测试进行评估的。此外，还考察了几种一般认知能力、语言处理能力和学业成绩。结果表明，情境数学和符号数学对数学成绩至关重要。算术计算与符号数学密切相关，而空间处理和归纳推理能力则与情境数学独特相关。研究结果表明，情境数学和符号数学具有不同的认知相关性，这意味着二者在心理处理方面是截然不同的。

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Infant and Child Development PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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2.90

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9.10%

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期刊介绍： Infant and Child Development publishes high quality empirical, theoretical and methodological papers addressing psychological development from the antenatal period through to adolescence. The journal brings together research on: - social and emotional development - perceptual and motor development - cognitive development - language development atypical development (including conduct problems, anxiety and depressive conditions, language impairments, autistic spectrum disorders, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders)