The Benefits of Utilising Visual-Spatial Representations of Numbers

这个项目的目的是调查数字的视觉空间表征如何加强练习，以促进基于检索的策略的使用，而不是基于计数的策略，用于儿童学习早期算术。大约三分之一的澳大利亚儿童仍然依赖于基本算术的计数策略，尽管这些策略与后来的数学成绩较低有关。该项目的预期成果是对如何在记忆中加强问题-答案联系的新理解，以及开发工具以促进基于检索的策略。潜在的好处包括更好地准备好在中学学习更高水平的数学的孩子，以及随后更会计算的公民。

The aim of this project is to investigate how visual-spatial representations of numbers enhance practice to promote the use of retrieval-based over counting-based strategies for children learning early arithmetic. About one-third of Australian children stay reliant on counting strategies for basic arithmetic, despite these being associated with lower achievement in mathematics in later years. Expected outcomes of this project are new understandings of how problem-answer associations can be strengthened in memory and the development of tools to promote retrieval-based strategies. Potential benefits include children who are better prepared to take on higher-level mathematics in secondary school and, subsequently, more numerate citizens.