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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Linguistics
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • Number transcoding involves converting spoken numbers into written form.
  • The syntactic structure of numbers can influence cognitive processing.
  • Arabic number representation presents unique linguistic features.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine how educational level affects two-digit number transcoding in Arabic.
  • To investigate the influence of number syntax on transcoding patterns.
  • To identify specific number structures that pose challenges in transcoding.

Main Methods:

  • Participants (primary to higher education students) performed a dictation-based transcoding task.
  • Writing patterns (units-first vs. decades-first) were analyzed.
  • Number syntactic structures (e.g., whole tens, teen numbers) were varied.

Main Results:

  • Arabic speakers predominantly use a decades-first writing pattern.
  • This pattern is more consistent in higher education levels compared to primary school.
  • Transcoding accuracy is influenced by the syntactic complexity of number structures.

Conclusions:

  • Educational attainment enhances consistent decades-first number writing.
  • Syntactic complexity in number representation modulates transcoding strategies.
  • Understanding these linguistic and educational factors is crucial for number processing research.