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Ferrara, Francesca; Mammana, Maria Flavia – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2014
In this paper, we present an approach to spatial geometry that involved a group of university students, who engaged in visual experiences while discussing about geometrical properties using a dynamic geometry environment. Drawing on aspects related to the difficulty of seeing in 3D, we introduce suitable connections between quadrilaterals and…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Geometry, College Students, Mathematics Instruction
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Ganley, Colleen M.; Vasilyeva, Marina – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014
This research examined a potential mechanism underlying gender differences in math performance by testing a mediation model in which women's higher anxiety taxes their working memory resources, leading to underperformance on a mathematics test. Participants for the 2 studies were college students (N = 87, N = 118) who completed an anxiety measure,…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Short Term Memory, Gender Differences, Mathematics Achievement