Math Problem Solving and Working Memory Growth in English Language Learners with Math Disabilities

有数学障碍的英语学习者的数学问题解决和工作记忆增长

• 批准号: 1660828
• 负责人: H. Swanson
• 金额: $ 248.26万
• 依托单位: University of New Mexico
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-07-01 至 2022-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1660828&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Math; Problem; Solving; Working; Memory

Working memory (WM) difficulties may explain low math performance among Spanish speaking children who are English language learners (ELL). Although math difficulties have been partially attributed to cross-language transfer, oral language, linguistic complexity, and reading skill, other processes, such as WM, may play a significant role in such children's mathematics disabilities. This study will comprehensively assess three models (domain specific knowledge, phonological memory, executive processing) within and across both language systems (English and Spanish) that potentially mediate the relationship between growth in working memory (executive processing) and growth in math problem solving. The purpose of this work is to accurately identify where difficulties in learning mathematics lie and what processes may be identified to develop effective interventions.This study will use a cohort-sequential design that follows ELL children over three testing waves. For children in grades 1, 2, and 3, a battery of math, cognitive, language and reading tests in English and Spanish will be administered each year over a three-year period (total estimated N = 400) to children with and without MD who are learning English as a second language. The math, cognitive, language and behavioral outcomes will be linked to classroom observations of math instructional activities over three years.This project is supported by NSF's EHR Core Research (ECR) program. The ECR program emphasizes fundamental STEM education research that generates foundational knowledge in the field. Investments are made in critical areas that are essential, broad and enduring: STEM learning and STEM learning environments, broadening participation in STEM, and STEM workforce development. The program supports the accumulation of robust evidence to inform efforts to understand, build theory to explain, and suggest intervention and innovations to address persistent challenges in STEM interest, education, learning and participation.

工作记忆（WM）困难可能解释了说西班牙语的英语学习者（ELL）的数学表现不佳。虽然数学障碍部分归因于跨语言迁移、口语、语言复杂性和阅读技能，但其他过程，如WM，可能在这些儿童的数学障碍中发挥重要作用。本研究将全面评估两种语言系统（英语和西班牙语）内部和跨语言系统的三种模型（领域特定知识、语音记忆、执行处理），它们可能调解工作记忆（执行处理）增长与数学问题解决能力增长之间的关系。这项工作的目的是准确地确定学习数学的困难所在，以及可以确定哪些过程来制定有效的干预措施。本研究将采用队列序列设计，在三个测试波中跟踪ELL儿童。对于1年级、2年级和3年级的儿童，将在三年的时间里（估计总数为400），每年对将英语作为第二语言学习的患有和不患有医学博士的儿童进行一系列英语和西班牙语的数学、认知、语言和阅读测试。数学、认知、语言和行为的结果将与三年来对数学教学活动的课堂观察相联系。本项目由美国国家科学基金会EHR核心研究（ECR）项目支持。ECR项目强调在该领域产生基础知识的基础STEM教育研究。投资在至关重要、广泛和持久的关键领域：STEM学习和STEM学习环境，扩大STEM参与，以及STEM劳动力发展。该项目支持积累有力的证据，为理解、构建理论进行解释提供信息，并提出干预和创新建议，以应对STEM兴趣、教育、学习和参与方面的持续挑战。

项目成果

Individual differences in math problem solving and executive processing among emerging bilingual children,

新兴双语儿童在数学问题解决和执行处理方面的个体差异，

• DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2019.06.00
• 发表时间: 2020
• 期刊: Journal of experimental child psychology
• 影响因子: 2.6
• 作者: 1. Swanson, H.L.

Growth in math computation among monolingual and English language learners: Does the executive system have a role?

单语和英语学习者数学计算的增长：执行系统是否发挥作用？

• DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2019.1688328
• 发表时间: 2020
• 期刊: Developmental neuropsychology
• 影响因子: 1.5
• 作者: Swanson, H. L.

Can Difficulties in Language Acquisition and Specific Learning Disabilities Be Separated Among English Learners?

英语学习者的语言习得困难和特定学习障碍能否区分？

• DOI: 10.1177/0014402919893931
• 发表时间: 2020
• 期刊: Exceptional children
• 影响因子: 2.8
• 作者: Swanson, H. L.

Math Disabilities and Working Memory Growth in ELL children: Does Bilingualism play a role?

ELL 儿童的数学障碍和工作记忆增长：双语是否发挥作用？

• DOI: 10.1044/2018_lshss-17-0098
• 发表时间: 2018
• 期刊: speech & hearing services in schools
• 作者: Swanson, H. L.;Kong, J.;Petcu, S.
• 通讯作者: Petcu, S.

Does the structure of working memory in EL children vary across age and two language systems?

EL 儿童的工作记忆结构是否因年龄和两种语言系统的不同而不同？

• DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2018.1496264
• 发表时间: 2018
• 期刊: Memory
• 影响因子: 2.1
• 作者: Swanson, H. Lee;Kudo, Milagros Fatima;Van Horn, M. Lee
• 通讯作者: Van Horn, M. Lee