Motivational and Math Anxiety Perspective for Mathematical Learning and Learning Difficulties

Author(s):  
Elke Baten ◽  
Silvia Pixner ◽  
Annemie Desoete
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marietta Papadatou-Pastou ◽  
Despoina A. Panagiotidou ◽  
Filippo Abbondanza ◽  
Ursula Fischer ◽  
Silvia Paracchini ◽  
...  

Increased rates of atypical handedness are observed in neurotypical individuals who are low-performing in mathematical tasks as well as in individuals with special educational needs, such as dyslexia. This is the first investigation of handedness in individuals with Mathematical Learning Difficulties (MLD). We report three new studies (N = 134; N = 1,893; N = 153) and two sets of meta-analyses (22 studies; N = 3,667). No difference in atypical hand preference between MLD and Typically Achieving (TA) individuals was found when handedness was assessed with self-report questionnaires, but weak evidence of a difference was found when writing hand was the handedness criterion in Study 1 (p = .049). Similarly, when combining data meta-analytically, no hand preference differences were detected. We suggest that: (i) potential handedness effects require larger samples, (ii) direction of hand preference is not a sensitive enough measure of handedness in this context, or that (iii) increased rates of atypical hand preference are not associated with MLD. The latter scenario would suggest that handedness is specifically linked to language-related conditions rather than conditions related to cognitive abilities at large. Future studies need to consider hand skill and degree of hand preference in MLD.


Author(s):  
Mariana Lima Duro ◽  
Danielle Cenci

Resumo: A gênese do número em crianças é um estudo que merece destaque quando tratamos da linguagem matemática nos anos iniciais, visto que a não compreensão deste conceito remete a dificuldades de aprendizagem na área da matemática. Sendo assim, entendemos que este estudo pode contribuir para a prevenção e para a intervenção de educadores no intuito de minimizar essas dificuldades. Este estudo busca responder ao seguinte questionamento: “O que garante dizer que uma criança, ao contar verbalmente uma sequência numérica, tenha de fato constituída a noção do número?” Através dos estudos realizados por Piaget, procuramos abordar alguns pontos que devam ser considerados pelos educadores, a fim de responder a este questionamento. Para isso, apresentamos um experimento prático que visa compreender as noções de conservação de quantidades contínuas. Em seguida, detalhamos a análise quanto às possíveis respostas dos sujeitos e aos três diferentes níveis de pensamento descritos por Piaget e Szeminska (1971). Por fim, discutimos sobre as implicações que a não compreensão do número acarreta no ensino e na aprendizagem de matemática nos anos iniciais do ensino fundamental. De fato, o que se observa é que a não compreensão do número por parte das crianças pode vir a interferir em toda sua trajetória de aprendizagem matemática. Palavras-chave: Epistemologia Genética. Matemática. Construção do número. MATHEMATIC LANGUAGE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: CONSTRUCTION OF A NUMBER ACCORDING PIAGET Abstract: The genesis of the number in children is a study that intends to be highlighted when we think about the language of mathematics in the Elementary school, seeing as the non-understanding of this concept refers to learning difficulties in mathematics. Thus, we understand that this study can contribute to the the intervention of educators in order to minimize these difficulties. This study seeks to answer the following question: “What guaranties saying that a child when verbally counting a numeric sequence has in fact the notion of the number constituted?” Through the studies conducted by Piaget, we seek to address a few pointers that should be considered by educators, in order to answer to this question. For such, we present a practical experiment which aims to comprehend the notions of conservation of continuous quantities. Afterwards, we detail the analysis as to the possible answers from the subjects and the three different thinking levels described by Piaget and Szeminska (1971). Lastly, we discuss the implications that the non understanding of the number cause on the teaching and the learning of mathematics in the early years of the basic education. Indeed, what is observed is that the non understanding of the numbers by part of the children may interfere in the whole of their mathematical learning. Keywords: Genetic Epistemology. Mathematics. Construction of the number.  


2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-54
Author(s):  
Amanda Marina Andrade Medeiros ◽  
Cristiano Alberto Muniz

2003 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 574-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn H. Kroesbergen ◽  
Johannes E. H. Van Luit ◽  
Jack A. Naglieri

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