Dyscalculia | memory problems and lack of counting automation

Dyscalculia: News from the web:

A, small, new research showed various causes of the problems with arithmetic:

Our results show that differences in performance between the two groups of children were significant for addition but not for multiplication. Moreover, concerning additions, children with dyscalculia presented more difficulties for non-tie (e.g., 3 + 4) than tie problems (e.g., 3 + 3). Altogether, our results support the fact that, in our sample, the difficulties encountered by children with dyscalculia in arithmetic were due to working memory limitations or, alternatively, to a deficit in the automatization of counting procedures.

An investigation of the possible causes of arithmetic difficulties in children with dyscalculia
Jeanne BagnoudRomain MathieuJasinta DewiSandrine MassonSibylle Gonzalez-MongeZumrut KasikciCatherine Thevenot
Dans L’Année psychologique 2021/3 (Vol. 121), pages 217 à 237

Read all about it: HERE

Men and Women think about math differently

Dyscalculia: News from the web:

The story is a bit more complex. Brand new, not even published, research shows that Mathematics-gender stereotype endorsement influences mathematics anxiety, self-concept, and performance differently in men and women. A very interesting find in a large study among university students. Read the pre-print abstract in our link for today.

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You can predict dyscalculia in KG

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Research shows that children who have trouble recognizing and working with Arabic numerals (our regular number system) most likely will have trouble with arithmetic later in their school career. This means that we could already recognize math learning difficulties in KG and thus be proactive with our interventions.

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How far does the counting of animals go?

Dyscalculia: News from the web:

 Honeybees count landmarks when navigating toward sources of nectar. Lionesses tally the number of roars they hear from an intruding pride before deciding whether to attack or retreat. Some ants keep track of their steps; some spiders keep track of how many prey are caught in their web. One species of frog bases its entire mating ritual on number: If a male calls out — a whining pew followed by a brief pulsing note called a chuck — his rival responds by placing two chucks at the end of his own call. The first frog then responds with three, the other with four, and so on up to around six, when they run out of breath.

Read all about it: HERE