表达式:在文字问题中的数学焦虑复杂性效应
Gabriella Daroczy1,2, Felix Cramer1, Christina Artemenko1,2
1Department of Psychology, University of Tuebingen, Germany.
概括
数学焦虑会阻碍单词问题解决,特别是当语言复杂性增加时. 这种焦虑影响到将文本翻译成数学,而不是算术难度本身.
科学领域:
- 认知心理学 认知心理学
- 教育心理学教育心理学
- 数学教育教育 数学教育
背景情况:
- 单词问题需要数学和语言技能.
- 数学 (数学) 焦虑会对表现产生负面影响,特别是在任务复杂度增加时.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究数学焦虑如何影响文字解决问题的表现.
- 为了确定数学焦虑的影响是否被增加的数学或语言难度所放大.
主要方法:
- 一个在线实验与129名成年参与者进行.
- 评估了参与者的数学焦虑水平和文字问题解决能力.
- 单词问题在算术 (携带/借用操作) 和语言 (词汇一致性) 难度方面有所不同.
主要成果:
- 较高的数学焦虑与较低的单词解决问题的表现相关.
- 数学焦虑显著影响了语言难题的表现.
- 没有发现数学焦虑对算术上困难问题的显著影响.
结论:
- 文字问题中的焦虑复杂性效应与数学焦虑对语言处理的影响有关.
- 当语言复杂时,数学焦虑的个体更难以将文本翻译成数学运算.
- 干预措施应考虑解决数学焦虑学生的单词问题中的语言挑战.
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