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Peer reviewedAshcraft, Mark H. – Mathematical Cognition, 1995
Presents a historical overview and summary of research conducted on simple arithmetic in the past 20 years. Presents two seemingly different directions in current research, one on the role of working memory in mental arithmetic and one on the possible cognitive consequences of mathematics anxiety. Contains 108 references. (MKR)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Mathematics Anxiety
Peer reviewedHamann, Mary Sue; Ashcraft, Mark H. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1985
First, fourth, seventh, and tenth graders were timed when solving simple and complex addition problems, then were presented similar problems in untimed interviews. Manipulation of confusion between addition and multiplication, where multiplication answers were given to addition problems (3 + 4 = 12) indicated an interrelatedness of these…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedKoshmider, John W.; Ashcraft, Mark H. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1991
In one experiment, subjects from third grade through college relied on memory retrieval rather than on counting to solve multiplication problems. An effect of confusing problems on error rates and reaction times indicated the activation of related information. In a second experiment, subjects demonstrated automaticity of fact retrieval on simple…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Students, Computation, Elementary School Students
