Disentangling the Mechanisms of Symbolic Number Processing in Adults’ Mathematics and Arithmetic Achievement

[EN]A growing body of research has shown that symbolic number processing relates to individual differences in mathematics. However, it remains unclear which mechanisms of symbolic number processing are crucial—accessing underlying magnitude representation of symbols (i.e., symbol-magnitude associati...

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Autores: Orrantia Rodríguez, José, Múñez Méndez, David, Matilla Cordero, Laura, Sánchez Fernández, María del Rosario, San Romualdo Corral, Sara, Verschaffel, Lieven
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
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Palabra clave:Arithmetic
Number processing
Individual differences
Magnitude representation
Mathematics
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matemáticas
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spelling Disentangling the Mechanisms of Symbolic Number Processing in Adults’ Mathematics and Arithmetic AchievementOrrantia Rodríguez, JoséMúñez Méndez, DavidMatilla Cordero, LauraSánchez Fernández, María del RosarioSan Romualdo Corral, SaraVerschaffel, LievenArithmeticNumber processingIndividual differencesMagnitude representationMathematics6106 Psicología Experimentalmatemáticas[EN]A growing body of research has shown that symbolic number processing relates to individual differences in mathematics. However, it remains unclear which mechanisms of symbolic number processing are crucial—accessing underlying magnitude representation of symbols (i.e., symbol-magnitude associations), processing relative order of symbols (i.e., symbol-symbol associations), or processing of symbols per se. To address this question, in this study adult participants performed a dots-number word matching task—thought to be a measure of symbol-magnitude associations (numerical magnitude processing) —a numeral-ordering task that focuses on symbol-symbol associations (numerical order processing), and a digit-number word matching task targeting symbolic processing per se. Results showed that both numerical magnitude and order processing were uniquely related to arithmetic achievement, beyond the effects of domain-general factors (intellectual ability, working memory, inhibitory control, and nonnumerical ordering). Importantly, results were different when a general measure of mathematics achievement was considered. Those mechanisms of symbolic number processing did not contribute to math achievement. Furthermore, a path analysis revealed that numerical magnitude and order processing might draw on a common mechanism. Each process explained a portion of the relation of the other with arithmetic (but not with a general measure of math achievement). These findings are consistent with the notion that adults’ arithmetic skills build upon symbol-magnitude associations, and they highlight the effects that different math measures have in the study of numerical cognition.This work was supported by the Ministry of Economy and Enterprise in Spain (grant number PSI2015-66802-P).Wiley202420242019info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10366/154447reponame:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamancainstname:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)InglésPSI2015-66802-PAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:gredos.usal.es:10366/1544472026-06-07T06:28:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Disentangling the Mechanisms of Symbolic Number Processing in Adults’ Mathematics and Arithmetic Achievement
title Disentangling the Mechanisms of Symbolic Number Processing in Adults’ Mathematics and Arithmetic Achievement
spellingShingle Disentangling the Mechanisms of Symbolic Number Processing in Adults’ Mathematics and Arithmetic Achievement
Orrantia Rodríguez, José
Arithmetic
Number processing
Individual differences
Magnitude representation
Mathematics
6106 Psicología Experimental
matemáticas
title_short Disentangling the Mechanisms of Symbolic Number Processing in Adults’ Mathematics and Arithmetic Achievement
title_full Disentangling the Mechanisms of Symbolic Number Processing in Adults’ Mathematics and Arithmetic Achievement
title_fullStr Disentangling the Mechanisms of Symbolic Number Processing in Adults’ Mathematics and Arithmetic Achievement
title_full_unstemmed Disentangling the Mechanisms of Symbolic Number Processing in Adults’ Mathematics and Arithmetic Achievement
title_sort Disentangling the Mechanisms of Symbolic Number Processing in Adults’ Mathematics and Arithmetic Achievement
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Orrantia Rodríguez, José
Múñez Méndez, David
Matilla Cordero, Laura
Sánchez Fernández, María del Rosario
San Romualdo Corral, Sara
Verschaffel, Lieven
author Orrantia Rodríguez, José
author_facet Orrantia Rodríguez, José
Múñez Méndez, David
Matilla Cordero, Laura
Sánchez Fernández, María del Rosario
San Romualdo Corral, Sara
Verschaffel, Lieven
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author2 Múñez Méndez, David
Matilla Cordero, Laura
Sánchez Fernández, María del Rosario
San Romualdo Corral, Sara
Verschaffel, Lieven
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Arithmetic
Number processing
Individual differences
Magnitude representation
Mathematics
6106 Psicología Experimental
matemáticas
topic Arithmetic
Number processing
Individual differences
Magnitude representation
Mathematics
6106 Psicología Experimental
matemáticas
description [EN]A growing body of research has shown that symbolic number processing relates to individual differences in mathematics. However, it remains unclear which mechanisms of symbolic number processing are crucial—accessing underlying magnitude representation of symbols (i.e., symbol-magnitude associations), processing relative order of symbols (i.e., symbol-symbol associations), or processing of symbols per se. To address this question, in this study adult participants performed a dots-number word matching task—thought to be a measure of symbol-magnitude associations (numerical magnitude processing) —a numeral-ordering task that focuses on symbol-symbol associations (numerical order processing), and a digit-number word matching task targeting symbolic processing per se. Results showed that both numerical magnitude and order processing were uniquely related to arithmetic achievement, beyond the effects of domain-general factors (intellectual ability, working memory, inhibitory control, and nonnumerical ordering). Importantly, results were different when a general measure of mathematics achievement was considered. Those mechanisms of symbolic number processing did not contribute to math achievement. Furthermore, a path analysis revealed that numerical magnitude and order processing might draw on a common mechanism. Each process explained a portion of the relation of the other with arithmetic (but not with a general measure of math achievement). These findings are consistent with the notion that adults’ arithmetic skills build upon symbol-magnitude associations, and they highlight the effects that different math measures have in the study of numerical cognition.
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