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The Intuitive Number Sense Contributes to Symbolic Equation Error Detection Abilities
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Wong, Harris; Odic, Darko – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2021
Research over the past 20 years has suggested that our intuitive sense of number--the Approximate Number System (ANS)--is associated with individual differences in symbolic math performance. The mechanism supporting this relationship, however, remains unknown. Here, we test whether the ANS contributes to how well adult observers judge the…
Descriptors: Number Systems, Symbols (Mathematics), Equations (Mathematics), Problem Solving
L2 Transfer of L1 Island-Insensitivity: The Case of Norwegian
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Kush, Dave; Dahl, Anne – Second Language Research, 2022
Norwegian allows filler-gap dependencies into embedded questions, which are islands for filler-gap dependency formation in English. We ask whether there is evidence that Norwegian learners of English transfer the functional structure that permits island violations from their first language (L1) to their second language (L2). In two acceptability…
Descriptors: Norwegian, Native Language, Second Language Learning, Transfer of Training
The Potential Relationship between Openness and Explicit versus Implicit L2 Knowledge
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Jackson, Daniel O. – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2019
Recent studies of second language (L2) construction learning using artificial linguistic systems have begun to closely examine the role of individual differences, including personality. In such studies, adult participants learn form-meaning mappings after exposure, with scores on generalization tests as a standard criterion for learning. This…
Descriptors: Correlation, Second Language Learning, Psycholinguistics, Second Language Instruction
The Roles of Internal Representation and Processing in Problem Solving Involving Insight: A Computational Complexity Perspective
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Wareham, Todd – Journal of Problem Solving, 2017
In human problem solving, there is a wide variation between individuals in problem solution time and success rate, regardless of whether or not this problem solving involves insight. In this paper, we apply computational and parameterized analysis to a plausible formalization of extended representation change theory (eRCT), an integration of…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Schemata (Cognition), Intuition, Computation
Investigating the Impact of Non-Routine Problem-Solving on Creativity, Engagement, and Intuition of STEM Tertiary Students
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Klymchuk, Sergiy; Thomas, Mike; Alexander, Jordan; Evans, Tanya; Gulyaev, Sergei; Liu, William; Novak, Julia; Murphy, Priscilla; Stephens, Jason; Zaliwski, Andrew – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2020
In 2012 the New Zealand Government identified as a priority the need to address the undersupply of students studying STEM subjects for delivering its Business Growth Agenda. Low engagement and retention rates in STEM subjects contribute to the shortage of STEM graduates, producing a negative impact on the New Zealand economy. This Teaching and…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Learner Engagement, Intuition, Self Efficacy
Emotions in Incidental Language Learning: An Individual Differences Approach
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Miller, Zachary F.; Godfroid, Aline – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2020
We investigated how positive, negative, and neutral mood states influence aspects of second language acquisition, either directly or in interaction with certain personality characteristics (openness, intuition, emotional intelligence, foreign language anxiety, and impulsivity). After completing individual differences questionnaires, 120…
Descriptors: Incidental Learning, Second Language Learning, Individual Differences, Personality Traits