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Challenges in mathematical cognition: A collaboratively-derived research agenda

Author(s) / Creator(s)

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

Abstract / 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.

Keyword(s)

mathematical cognition numerical cognition research agenda mathematics education

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Date of first publication

2016-04-29

Journal title

Journal of Numerical Cognition

Volume

2

Issue

1

Page numbers

20–41

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PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

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peerReviewed

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Alcock, L., Ansari, D., Batchelor, S., Bisson, M.-J., De Smedt, B., Gilmore, C., Göbel, S. M., Hannula-Sormunen, M., Hodgen, J., Inglis, M., Jones, I., Mazzocco, M., McNeil, N., Schneider, M., Simms, V., & Weber, K. (2016). Challenges in mathematical cognition: A collaboratively-derived research agenda. Journal of Numerical Cognition, 2(1), 20–41. https://doi.org/10.5964/jnc.v2i1.10
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Alcock, Lara
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Ansari, Daniel
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Batchelor, Sophie
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Bisson, Marie-Josée
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    De Smedt, Bert
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Gilmore, Camilla
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Göbel, Silke M.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Hannula-Sormunen, Minna
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Hodgen, Jeremy
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Inglis, Matthew
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Jones, Ian
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Mazzocco, Michèle
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    McNeil, Nicole
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Schneider, Michael
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Simms, Victoria
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Weber, Keith
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-11-21T11:42:38Z
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    2018-11-21T11:42:38Z
  • Date of first publication
    2016-04-29
  • Abstract / 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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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Alcock, L., Ansari, D., Batchelor, S., Bisson, M.-J., De Smedt, B., Gilmore, C., Göbel, S. M., Hannula-Sormunen, M., Hodgen, J., Inglis, M., Jones, I., Mazzocco, M., McNeil, N., Schneider, M., Simms, V., & Weber, K. (2016). Challenges in mathematical cognition: A collaboratively-derived research agenda. Journal of Numerical Cognition, 2(1), 20–41. https://doi.org/10.5964/jnc.v2i1.10
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  • ISSN
    2363-8761
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1231
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1423
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/jnc.v2i1.10
  • Keyword(s)
    mathematical cognition
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  • Keyword(s)
    numerical cognition
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  • Keyword(s)
    research agenda
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  • Keyword(s)
    mathematics education
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Challenges in mathematical cognition: A collaboratively-derived research agenda
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    1
  • Journal title
    Journal of Numerical Cognition
  • Page numbers
    20–41
  • Volume
    2
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