Teaching by analogy: From theory to practice
ME Gray, KJ Holyoak - Mind, Brain, and Education, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Analogy is a powerful tool for fostering conceptual understanding and transfer in STEM and
other fields. Well‐constructed analogical comparisons focus attention on the causal …
other fields. Well‐constructed analogical comparisons focus attention on the causal …
Probabilistic analogical map** with semantic relation networks.
The human ability to flexibly reason using analogies with domain-general content depends
on mechanisms for identifying relations between concepts, and for map** concepts and …
on mechanisms for identifying relations between concepts, and for map** concepts and …
Why do we have three rational number notations? The importance of percentages
The integrated theory of numerical development provides a unified approach to
understanding numerical development, including acquisition of knowledge about whole …
understanding numerical development, including acquisition of knowledge about whole …
The role of reasoning in mathematical thinking
Research into mathematics often focuses on basic numerical and spatial intuitions, and one
key property of numbers: their magnitude. The fact that mathematics is a system of complex …
key property of numbers: their magnitude. The fact that mathematics is a system of complex …
How do people choose among rational number notations?
Three rational number notations--fractions, decimals, and percentages--have existed in their
modern forms for over 300 years, suggesting that each notation serves a distinct function …
modern forms for over 300 years, suggesting that each notation serves a distinct function …
Affordances of fractions and decimals for arithmetic among middle school students in the United States and China
Q Liu, Y Wang, DW Braithwaite - Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2025 - Elsevier
Recent research by Liu and Braithwaite (2023; Journal of Experimental Psychology:
Learning, Memory, and Cognition, Vol. 49, pp. 1459–1470) revealed differential affordances …
Learning, Memory, and Cognition, Vol. 49, pp. 1459–1470) revealed differential affordances …
Affordances of fractions and decimals for arithmetic.
Rational numbers are represented by multiple notations: fractions, decimals, and
percentages. Whereas previous studies have investigated affordances of these notations for …
percentages. Whereas previous studies have investigated affordances of these notations for …
People's preferences for different types of rational numbers in linguistic contexts
X Yang, Y Wang - Quarterly Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Rational numbers, like fractions, decimals, and percentages, differ in the concepts they
prefer to express and the entities they prefer to describe as previously reported in display …
prefer to express and the entities they prefer to describe as previously reported in display …
The influence of semantic alignment on the performance of addition and division operation: age-related differences
Y Wang, J Gao, T Wang, B Huang, H Feng, J Si - Cognitive Processing, 2023 - Springer
Semantic alignment refers to the cognitive tendency that people always seek for the
matching of semantic relations between mathematical cognition and objects in specific …
matching of semantic relations between mathematical cognition and objects in specific …
Social arithmetics: learning from Indramayu traditional market traders in doing calculations
This study aims to reveal the counting patterns performed by Indramayu Traditional Market
Traders in buying and selling activities. This research uses a qualitative approach with a …
Traders in buying and selling activities. This research uses a qualitative approach with a …