Electrophysiological Brain Response to Error in Solving Mathematical Tasks
Objective: to identify energy patterns in the electrophysiological bands of the brain as possible indicators of overconfidence in students when they receive feedback indicating they have erred while solving a mathematical task. Methodology: EEG were recorded from 20 subjects while they performed mat...
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| author | Francisco J. Alvarado-Rodríguez Karla P. Ibarra-González Cristina Eccius-Wellmann Hugo Vélez-Pérez Rebeca Romo-Vázquez |
| author_facet | Francisco J. Alvarado-Rodríguez Karla P. Ibarra-González Cristina Eccius-Wellmann Hugo Vélez-Pérez Rebeca Romo-Vázquez |
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| description | Objective: to identify energy patterns in the electrophysiological bands of the brain as possible indicators of overconfidence in students when they receive feedback indicating they have erred while solving a mathematical task. Methodology: EEG were recorded from 20 subjects while they performed mathematical exercises. Energy changes in the <i>delta</i> and <i>theta</i> bands before, during, and after solving the task were analyzed. Results: when the answers to the exercises were shown, an increase of energy in the <i>delta</i> band was observed in participants with correct answers but a reduction in that band in those who answered incorrectly. Subjects with incorrect answers received feedback and then attempted to solve a second, similar, exercise. Subjects who answered correctly showed an increase of energy <i>theta</i>, while those with incorrect answers showed a decrease. Conclusions: the energy changes when subjects erred while solving a mathematical task could serve as a quantitative indicator for characterizing overconfidence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-59db41731132493cbca6b408e88263e32023-11-23T17:36:06ZengMDPI AGMathematics2227-73902022-09-011018329410.3390/math10183294Electrophysiological Brain Response to Error in Solving Mathematical TasksFrancisco J. Alvarado-Rodríguez0Karla P. Ibarra-González1Cristina Eccius-Wellmann2Hugo Vélez-Pérez3Rebeca Romo-Vázquez4Departamento de Ciencias Computacionales, CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44430, Jalisco, MexicoFacultad de Ciencias Economicas y Empresariales, Universidad Panamericana, Zapopan 45010, Jalisco, MexicoFacultad de Ciencias Economicas y Empresariales, Universidad Panamericana, Zapopan 45010, Jalisco, MexicoDepartamento de Bioingeniería Traslacional, CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44430, Jalisco, MexicoDepartamento de Bioingeniería Traslacional, CUCEI, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44430, Jalisco, MexicoObjective: to identify energy patterns in the electrophysiological bands of the brain as possible indicators of overconfidence in students when they receive feedback indicating they have erred while solving a mathematical task. Methodology: EEG were recorded from 20 subjects while they performed mathematical exercises. Energy changes in the <i>delta</i> and <i>theta</i> bands before, during, and after solving the task were analyzed. Results: when the answers to the exercises were shown, an increase of energy in the <i>delta</i> band was observed in participants with correct answers but a reduction in that band in those who answered incorrectly. Subjects with incorrect answers received feedback and then attempted to solve a second, similar, exercise. Subjects who answered correctly showed an increase of energy <i>theta</i>, while those with incorrect answers showed a decrease. Conclusions: the energy changes when subjects erred while solving a mathematical task could serve as a quantitative indicator for characterizing overconfidence.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/10/18/3294EEGmathematical errorsmathematical tasksoverconfidence |
| spellingShingle | Francisco J. Alvarado-Rodríguez Karla P. Ibarra-González Cristina Eccius-Wellmann Hugo Vélez-Pérez Rebeca Romo-Vázquez Electrophysiological Brain Response to Error in Solving Mathematical Tasks Mathematics EEG mathematical errors mathematical tasks overconfidence |
| title | Electrophysiological Brain Response to Error in Solving Mathematical Tasks |
| title_full | Electrophysiological Brain Response to Error in Solving Mathematical Tasks |
| title_fullStr | Electrophysiological Brain Response to Error in Solving Mathematical Tasks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Electrophysiological Brain Response to Error in Solving Mathematical Tasks |
| title_short | Electrophysiological Brain Response to Error in Solving Mathematical Tasks |
| title_sort | electrophysiological brain response to error in solving mathematical tasks |
| topic | EEG mathematical errors mathematical tasks overconfidence |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/10/18/3294 |
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