Challenges in mathematical cognition: a collaboratively-derived research agenda
This paper reports on a collaborative exercise designed to generate a coherent agenda for research on mathematical cognition. Following an established method, the exercise brought together 16 mathematical cognition researchers from across the fields of mathematics education, psychology and neuroscie...
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| author | Alcock, Lara Ansari, Daniel Batchelor, Sophie Bisson, Marie-Josée De Smedt, Bert Gilmore, Camilla Göbel, Silke M. Hannula-Sormunen, Minna Hodgen, Jeremy Inglis, Matthew Jones, Ian Mazzocco, Michèle McNeil, Nicole Schneider, Michael Simms, Victoria Weber, Keith |
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| description | This paper reports on a collaborative exercise designed to generate a coherent agenda for research on mathematical cognition. Following an established method, the exercise brought together 16 mathematical cognition researchers from across the fields of mathematics education, psychology and neuroscience. These participants engaged in a process in which they generated an initial list of research questions with the potential to significantly advance understanding of mathematical cognition, winnowed this list to a smaller set of priority questions, and refined the eventual questions to meet criteria related to clarity, specificity and practicability. The resulting list comprises 26 questions divided into six broad topic areas: elucidating the nature of mathematical thinking, mapping predictors and processes of competence development, charting developmental trajectories and their interactions, fostering conceptual understanding and procedural skill, designing effective interventions, and developing valid and reliable measures. In presenting these questions in this paper, we intend to support greater coherence in both investigation and reporting, to build a stronger base of information for consideration by policymakers, and to encourage researchers to take a consilient approach to addressing important challenges in mathematical cognition. |
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| spelling | nottingham-336932020-05-04T17:44:30Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33693/ Challenges in mathematical cognition: a collaboratively-derived research agenda Alcock, Lara Ansari, Daniel Batchelor, Sophie Bisson, Marie-Josée De Smedt, Bert Gilmore, Camilla Göbel, Silke M. Hannula-Sormunen, Minna Hodgen, Jeremy Inglis, Matthew Jones, Ian Mazzocco, Michèle McNeil, Nicole Schneider, Michael Simms, Victoria Weber, Keith This paper reports on a collaborative exercise designed to generate a coherent agenda for research on mathematical cognition. Following an established method, the exercise brought together 16 mathematical cognition researchers from across the fields of mathematics education, psychology and neuroscience. These participants engaged in a process in which they generated an initial list of research questions with the potential to significantly advance understanding of mathematical cognition, winnowed this list to a smaller set of priority questions, and refined the eventual questions to meet criteria related to clarity, specificity and practicability. The resulting list comprises 26 questions divided into six broad topic areas: elucidating the nature of mathematical thinking, mapping predictors and processes of competence development, charting developmental trajectories and their interactions, fostering conceptual understanding and procedural skill, designing effective interventions, and developing valid and reliable measures. In presenting these questions in this paper, we intend to support greater coherence in both investigation and reporting, to build a stronger base of information for consideration by policymakers, and to encourage researchers to take a consilient approach to addressing important challenges in mathematical cognition. PsychOpen 2016-04-29 Article PeerReviewed Alcock, Lara, Ansari, Daniel, Batchelor, Sophie, Bisson, Marie-Josée, De Smedt, Bert, Gilmore, Camilla, Göbel, Silke M., Hannula-Sormunen, Minna, Hodgen, Jeremy, Inglis, Matthew, Jones, Ian, Mazzocco, Michèle, McNeil, Nicole, Schneider, Michael, Simms, Victoria and Weber, Keith (2016) Challenges in mathematical cognition: a collaboratively-derived research agenda. Journal of Numerical Cognition, 2 (1). pp. 20-41. ISSN 2363-8761 Mathematical cognition; numerical cognition; research agenda; mathematics education http://dx.doi.org/10.5964/jnc.v2i1.10 doi:10.5964/jnc.v2i1.10 doi:10.5964/jnc.v2i1.10 |
| spellingShingle | Mathematical cognition; numerical cognition; research agenda; mathematics education Alcock, Lara Ansari, Daniel Batchelor, Sophie Bisson, Marie-Josée De Smedt, Bert Gilmore, Camilla Göbel, Silke M. Hannula-Sormunen, Minna Hodgen, Jeremy Inglis, Matthew Jones, Ian Mazzocco, Michèle McNeil, Nicole Schneider, Michael Simms, Victoria Weber, Keith Challenges in mathematical cognition: a collaboratively-derived research agenda |
| title | Challenges in mathematical cognition: a collaboratively-derived research agenda |
| title_full | Challenges in mathematical cognition: a collaboratively-derived research agenda |
| title_fullStr | Challenges in mathematical cognition: a collaboratively-derived research agenda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges in mathematical cognition: a collaboratively-derived research agenda |
| title_short | Challenges in mathematical cognition: a collaboratively-derived research agenda |
| title_sort | challenges in mathematical cognition: a collaboratively-derived research agenda |
| topic | Mathematical cognition; numerical cognition; research agenda; mathematics education |
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