The effects of input format on simple multiplication of Chinese- and English-speaking adults

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" The effects of input format on simple multiplication of Chinese- and English-speaking adults "
Q. Lei J.-A. Lefevre

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1113208
Doc. No	:	TLpq304426382
Main Entry	:	J.-A. Lefevre
	:	Q. Lei
Title & Author	:	The effects of input format on simple multiplication of Chinese- and English-speaking adults\ Q. LeiJ.-A. Lefevre
College	:	Carleton University (Canada)
Date	:	1998
student score	:	1998
Degree	:	M.A.
Page No	:	79
Abstract	:	Adults who had learned arithmetic in the People's Republic of China (n = 32) or Canada (n = 32) solved simple multiplication problems presented in both visual Arabic digit format (e.g., 3 usd\timesusd 4) and auditory format (e.g., "three times four" in English, "san cheng si" in Chinese, Mandarin). The Chinese participants responded more quickly and more accurately than the Canadian participants. Both groups were faster and more accurate on problems with small operands (e.g., 3 usd\timesusd 4) than on problems with large operands (e.g., 8 usd\timesusd 9). This problem-size effect was greater in the visual presentation than in the auditory presentation. The reduction in the problem size effect in the auditory condition, however, was smaller for the Chinese group than for the Canadian group. The results are discussed in relation to predictions based on current models of numerical cognition regarding effects of input format in simple arithmetic.
Subject	:	Education
	:	Educational psychology
	:	Mathematics education