Intuitive sense of number correlates with math scores on college-entrance examination
Intuitive sense of number correlates with math scores on college-entrance examination
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DOI：
10.1016/j.actpsy.2012.09.009
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发表时间：
2012-11-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Halberda, Justin
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作者：
Libertus, Melissa E.;Odic, Darko;Halberda, Justin
许多受过教育的成年人除了具有近似的、直观的数字感之外，还具有精确的数学能力，通常被称为近似数字系统（ANS）。在这里，我们调查的ANS精度和数学成绩在成年人测试参与者的ANS精度测试，并收集他们的成绩在学术能力倾向测试（SAT），在美国的标准化大学入学考试之间的联系。在两项相关性研究中，我们发现ANS精度与SAT定量相关（即，数学）分数。即使在控制了SAT-Verbal分数的情况下，这种关系仍然很稳固，这表明我们对数字的原始感觉和正式的数学能力之间存在着一种微小但特定的关系。(C)2012爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有。
Many educated adults possess exact mathematical abilities in addition to an approximate, intuitive sense of number, often referred to as the Approximate Number System (ANS). Here we investigate the link between ANS precision and mathematics performance in adults by testing participants on an ANS-precision test and collecting their scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), a standardized college-entrance exam in the USA. In two correlational studies, we found that ANS precision correlated with SAT-Quantitative (i.e., mathematics) scores. This relationship remained robust even when controlling for SAT-Verbal scores, suggesting a small but specific relationship between our primitive sense for number and formal mathematical abilities. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.