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ERIC Number: EJ1306414
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1524-8372
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Do Students Respond Faster to Inequalities with a Greater than Sign or to Inequalities with a Less than Sign: Spatial-Numerical Association in Inequalities
Wang, Jia; Liu, Ru-De; Star, Jon; Zhen, Rui; Liu, Ying; Hong, Wei
Journal of Cognition and Development, v22 n4 p605-618 2021
Previous studies have suggested that there is a left-to-right mental number line, which is based on individuals responding faster when a smaller magnitude is presented on the left visual field and a larger magnitude is presented on the right visual field. This study examined whether the Spatial-Numerical Associations could influence individuals' responses in an inequality judgment task. Specifically, this study tested the differences in reaction time between judging inequalities with a greater than sign and inequalities with a less than sign and investigated individuals' subjective liking and perceived fluency in judging these inequalities. Three types of stimuli were used in this study: Arabic number inequalities (numerical and symbolic magnitudes), dot array inequalities (numerical and non-symbolic magnitudes), and square inequalities (non-numerical magnitudes). Results showed that participants reacted quicker to inequalities with a greater than sign than a less than sign when responding to true inequalities in all of the three tasks and reported more subjective liking and perceived fluency in judging inequalities with a greater than sign in symbolic task. This study has implications for studies that are interested in Spatial-Numerical Associations and mathematical education.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China (Beijing)
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