The differential developmental trajectory for symbolic and situational mathematics abilities
Chaoran Shen,
Qingyuan Chen,
Nan Zhang
et al.
Abstract:Symbolic ability and situational ability are two important mathematical skills. Within the realm of mathematical education theory, symbolic ability is often regarded as a more advanced mathematical skill compared to situational ability. However, empirical research to unveil the developmental trajectories of these two abilities is still lacking.This study employed arithmetic calculation tasks to measure students' symbolic ability and word problem composition tasks to measure their situational ability. The devel… Show more
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