Click the buttons to download the infographic and transcript! Title: Authors: Journal and DOI: Previous Research Researchers have long argued that the ability to decide which of two numbers represents a larger quantity (e.g., 7 vs 2) is a fundamental cognitive skill. Researchers also argue that difference between how quickly people can discriminate between farContinue reading “Challenging the reliability and validity of cognitive measures: the case of the numerical distance effect”
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Spatial anxiety: A novel questionnaire with subscales for measuring three aspects of spatial anxiety
Click the buttons to download the infographic and transcript! Title: Authors: Ian M. Lyons, Gerardo Ramirez, Erin A. Maloney, Danielle N. Rendina, Susan C. Levine, Sian L. Beilock Journal and DOI: What is spatial anxiety? Spatial anxiety is anxiety about performing spatial tasks that include skills like navigation, mental rotation, and mental imagery. WhatContinue reading “Spatial anxiety: A novel questionnaire with subscales for measuring three aspects of spatial anxiety”
Reading Anxiety: An Early Affective Impediment to Children’s Success in Reading
Click the buttons to download the infographic and transcript! Title: • Reading Anxiety: An Early Affective Impediment to Children’s Success in Reading Authors: • Gerardo Ramirez, Laura Fries, Elizabeth Gunderson, Marjorie W Schaeffer, Erin A. Maloney, Sian L. Beilock & Susan C. Levine (2019) Journal and DOI: • Journal of Cognition and Development, 20(1), 15-34,Continue reading “Reading Anxiety: An Early Affective Impediment to Children’s Success in Reading”
On the relation between math and spatial ability: The case of math anxiety
Click the buttons to download the infographic and transcript! Title Authors Journal and DOI Do adults who are higher in math anxiety also perform worse on tasks that measure spatial processing? How did we ask it? What did we find? Why is this important? Brought to you by Dr. Erin Maloney ‘s Cognition and EmotionContinue reading “On the relation between math and spatial ability: The case of math anxiety”
Mathematics anxiety and stereotype threat: shared mechanisms, negative consequences, and promising interventions
Click the buttons to download the infographic and transcript! Title: Mathematics anxiety and stereotype threat: shared mechanisms, negative consequences, and promising interventions Journal: Research in Mathematics Education, Vol. 15, No. 2, 115 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14794802.2013.797744 Authors: Erin A. Maloney, Marjorie W. Schaeffer, and Sian L. Beilock (2013) What did we ask? Stereotype threat: The tendency toContinue reading “Mathematics anxiety and stereotype threat: shared mechanisms, negative consequences, and promising interventions”
Individual differences in the development of children’s arithmetic fluency from grades 2 to 3
Click the buttons to download the infographic and transcript! Title: Individual differences in the development of children’s arithmetic fluency from grades 2 to 3 Journal: Developmental Psychology, 57(7), 1067-1079. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001220 Authors: Chang Xu, Jo-Anne LeFevre, Sheri-Lynn Skwarchuk, Sabrina Di Lonardo Burr, Anne Lafay, Judith Wylie, Helena P Osana, Heather Douglas, Erin A Maloney, and VictoriaContinue reading “Individual differences in the development of children’s arithmetic fluency from grades 2 to 3”
Math anxiety: who has it, why it develops, and how to guard against it
Click the buttons to download the infographic and transcript! Title Authors Journal and DOI Previous Research What did we ask? How did we do it? What did we find? Take away Message What can you do? Brought to you by Dr. Erin Maloney’s Cognition and Emotion Lab at the University of Ottawa.
Jump-starting early childhood education at home: early learning, parent motivation, and public policy
Click the buttons to download the infographic and transcript! Title: JUMP-STARTING EARLY CHILDHOODEDUCATION AT HOME: EARLY LEARNING, PARENT MOTIVATION, AND PUBLIC POLICY Authors: Erin A Maloney, Benjamin A Converse, Chloe R Gibbs,Susan C Levine, Sian L Beilock (2015). Journal: PerspectivesonPsychologicalScience,10(6), 727–732.https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691615607064 WHAT WAS THE PURPOSEOF THIS ARTICLE? Children’s learning experiences at home impact how wellContinue reading “Jump-starting early childhood education at home: early learning, parent motivation, and public policy”
Exploration de l’expérience émotionnelle des parents anxieux en math en matière d’aide aux devoirs en math
Cliquez sur les boutons pour télécharger l’infographie et la transcription! TITRE: EXPLORATION DE L’EXPÉRIENCE ÉMOTIONNELLE DES PARENTS ANXIEUX EN MATH EN MATIÈRE D’AIDE AUX DEVOIRS EN MATH Michela DiStefano, Bronwyn O’Brien, Andie Storozuk, Gerardo Ramirez et Erin A. Maloney. Revue internationale de recherche en éducation, 2020, Vol. 99, 101526. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijer.2019.101526 QU’EST-CE QUE L’ANXIÉTÉContinue reading “Exploration de l’expérience émotionnelle des parents anxieux en math en matière d’aide aux devoirs en math”
L’anxiété mathématique: un facteur de réussite en mathématiques à ne pas ignorer
Cliquez sur les boutons pour télécharger l’infographie et la transcription! Titre Auteurs Journal et DOI Qu’avons-nous demandé ? Qu’est-ce que nous avons fait ? Que recommandons-nous ? Message à retenir Présenté par le Laboratoire de Cognition et d’Émotion de Dr. Erin Maloney de l’Université d’Ottawa
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