Numeracy for language models: Evaluating and improving their ability to predict numbers

GP Spithourakis, S Riedel - arxiv preprint arxiv:1805.08154, 2018‏ - arxiv.org
Numeracy is the ability to understand and work with numbers. It is a necessary skill for
composing and understanding documents in clinical, scientific, and other technical domains …

Measuring fraction comparison strategies with eye-tracking

A Obersteiner, C Tumpek - Zdm, 2016‏ - Springer
Research suggests that people use a variety of strategies for comparing the numerical
values of two fractions. They use holistic strategies that rely on the fraction magnitudes …

Basic and advanced numerical performances relate to mathematical expertise but are fully mediated by visuospatial skills.

F Sella, E Sader, S Lolliot… - Journal of Experimental …, 2016‏ - psycnet.apa.org
Recent studies have highlighted the potential role of basic numerical processing in the
acquisition of numerical and mathematical competences. However, it is debated whether …

Who can escape the natural number bias in rational number tasks? A study involving students and experts

A Obersteiner, JV Hoof, L Verschaffel… - British Journal of …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Many learners have difficulties with rational number tasks because they persistently rely on
their natural number knowledge, which is not always applicable. Studies show that such a …

The development of rational number knowledge: Old topic, new insights

X Vamvakoussi - Learning and Instruction, 2015‏ - Elsevier
The development of rational number knowledge has been studied extensively by
mathematics education researchers, cognitive-developmental psychologists and, more …

Bridging psychological and educational research on rational number knowledge

X Vamvakoussi, KP Christou… - Journal of Numerical …, 2018‏ - jnc.psychopen.eu
In this paper we focus on the development of rational number knowledge and present three
research programs that illustrate the possibility of bridging research between the fields of …

Decimals are not processed automatically, not even as being smaller than one.

AY Kallai, J Tzelgov - Journal of Experimental Psychology …, 2014‏ - psycnet.apa.org
Common fractions have been found to be processed intentionally but not automatically,
which led to the conclusion that they are not represented holistically in long-term memory …

[PDF][PDF] True colors SNARCing: Automaticity of the SNARC effect–evidence from color judgment tasks

L Roth, K Cipora, HC Nuerk, UD Reips, J Caffier - Preprint on OSF]. https://doi …, 2024‏ - osf.io
Numbers are highly relevant in our everyday lives. Besides intentionally processing number
magnitude when necessary, we often automatically process it even when not required. The …

[PDF][PDF] Social representations and ideology: Theories of common sense about COVID-19 among middle-class Brazilians and their ideological implications

LGS Souza, E O'Dwyer, SMS Coutinho… - Journal of Social …, 2021‏ - eprints.kingston.ac.uk
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of billions of people worldwide. Individuals
and groups were compelled to construct theories of common sense about the disease to …

Sometimes nothing is simply nothing: Automatic processing of empty sets

Y Zagury, R Zaks-Ohayon, J Tzelgov… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2022‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Previous work using the numerical comparison task has shown that an empty set, the
nonsymbolic manifestation of zero, can be represented as the smallest quantity of the …