Logo du dépôt
  • Français
  • English
  • Deutsch
Se connecter
  1. Accueil
  2. HEP Vaud
  3. Publication
  4. The ratio processing system and its role in fraction understanding: Evidence from a match-to-sample task in children and adults with and without dyscalculia
 
The ratio processing system and its role in fraction understanding: Evidence from a match-to-sample task in children and adults with and without dyscalculia
Auteur(s)
Bhatia, Parnika  
Delem, Maël  
Leone, Jessica  
Boisin, Elise  
Cheylus, Anne  
Gardes, Marie-Line  
Prado, Jérôme  
Type
Article dans une revue scientifique
Date de publication
2020
Langue de la référence
Anglais
Entité HEP
UER Didactiques des mathématiques et des sciences de la nature (MS)  
Résumé
It has been hypothesised that the human neurocognitive architecture may include a perceptual ratio processing system (RPS) that supports symbolic fraction understanding. In the present study, we aimed to provide further evidence for the existence of the RPS by exploring whether individuals with a range of math skills are indeed perceptually sensitive to non-symbolic ratio magnitudes. We also aimed to test to what extent the RPS may underlie symbolic fraction processing in those individuals. In a match-to-sample task, typical adults, elementary school children, and adults with dyscalculia were asked to match a non-symbolic ratio (i.e., target) to one of two non-symbolic ratios (i.e., the match and distractor). We found that all groups of participants were sensitive to the ratio between the match and the distractor, suggesting a common reliance on the RPS. This ratio sensitivity was also observed in another group of typical adults who had to choose which of two symbolic fractions match a non-symbolic ratio, indicating that the RPS may also contribute to symbolic fraction understanding. However, no ratio dependence was observed when participants had to choose which of two symbolic fractions match another symbolic fraction, suggesting that reliance on the RPS in symbolic fraction processing is limited and may not support exact fraction processing.
Titre du périodique
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology (The)  
Mention d’édition
Sage Publications
Pays d'édition
Royaume-Uni
ISSN
1747-0218
Volume / Tome
73 (12)
Pagination
2158-2176
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12162/4547
Digital Only
logo

À propos

Le dépôt ORFEE Mentions légales Prot. des données Envoyer un commentaire

Contact

Haute école pédagogique VaudAvenue de Cour 331014 Lausanne - Switzerland

Réseaux sociaux

logo-canton