An eye for relations: eye-tracking indicates long-term negative effects of operational thinking on understanding of math equivalence

• Published in: Memory & cognition Vol. 41; no. 7; pp. 1079 - 1095
• Main Authors: Chesney, Dana L., McNeil, Nicole M., Brockmole, James R., Kelley, Ken
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01.10.2013; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Behavioral Science and Psychology; Biological and medical sciences; Children & youth; Cognition. Intelligence; Cognitive Psychology; Core curriculum; Educational Measurement; Eye Movement Measurements; Eye movements; Eye Movements - physiology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Knowledge; Learning; Mathematical Concepts; Mathematics; Problem Solving - physiology; Psychology; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Reasoning. Problem solving; Students; Subject specialists; Young Adult; Mental set; Problem solving; Mathematical equivalence; Eye-tracking; Einstellung; Human; Scheme; Equation; Cognition; Mathematics; Comprehension; Experimental study; Eye movement

Prior knowledge in the domain of mathematics can sometimes interfere with learning and performance in that domain. One of the best examples of this phenomenon is in students’ difficulties solving equations with operations on both sides of the equal sign. Elementary school children in the U.S. typica...