Boys' advantage in solving algebra word problems is mediated by spatial abilities and mathematics anxiety.
Boys' advantage in solving algebra word problems is mediated by spatial abilities and mathematics anxiety.
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男孩解决代数应用题的优势是由空间能力和数学焦虑调节的。
DOI：
10.1037/dev0001450
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发表时间：
2023
影响因子：
4
通讯作者：
Nugent,Lara
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作者：
Geary,DavidC;Hoard,MaryK;Nugent,Lara
Adolescents’(n= 342, 169 boys) general algebra and algebra word problems performance were assessed in 9th grade as were intelligence, academic achievement, working memory, and spatial abilities in prior grades. The adolescents reported on their academic attitudes and anxiety and their teachers reported on their in-class attentive behavior in 7th to 9th grade. There were no sex differences on the general algebra measure or for mathematics achievement, but boys had an advantage on the algebra word problems measure (d=. 51) and for spatial abilities (ds=. 29 to. 58). Boys had higher mathematics self-efficacy (d=. 24 to. 33), lower mathematics anxiety (ds=−. 31 to−. 53) and were less attentive in classrooms (ds=−. 28 to−. 37). A series of structural equation models revealed the sex difference for algebra word problems was mediated by spatial abilities and mathematics anxiety, controlling myriad confounds.(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
