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Educational psychology; Estimation theory; Math anxiety; Mental representation; Psychology
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Adult Estimation, Eye Movements And Math Anxiety, Robert T. Durette
Adult Estimation, Eye Movements And Math Anxiety, Robert T. Durette
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In this experiment the estimation ability of college undergraduates was examined using a number line task, with lines numbered 0-to-100, 0-to1,000 and 0-to-723 presented on a computer monitor. Previous research on kindergarteners' through 6th graders' ability to estimate showed a progression from a logarithmic mental representation of numbers to a linear mental number line. Children's ability to estimate was found to correlate strongly with math achievement. We used this task to examine the hypothesis that remnants of the underlying logarithmic number line representation persist into adulthood despite formal educational experience with the number system (e.g. Dehaene, 1997). 0 to …