Spacing Out! Manipulating Spatial Features in Mathematical Expressions Affects Performance

The current study explores the effects of physical spacing within mathematical expressions on student performance. A total of 2,152 students in 5th-12th grade were randomly assigned to one of four conditions within an online problem set, with terms in algebraic expressions spaced 1) neutrally, with...

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Main Authors: Avery Harrison, Hannah Smith, Taylyn Hulse, Erin R. Ottmar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Insitute for Psychology 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Numerical Cognition
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Online Access:https://jnc.psychopen.eu/index.php/jnc/article/view/243