[KIRJA][B] Learning and teaching early math: The learning trajectories approach

DH Clements, J Sarama - 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
The third edition of this significant and groundbreaking book summarizes current research
into how young children learn mathematics and how best to develop foundational …

Relational thinking and relational reasoning: harnessing the power of patterning

PA Alexander - NPJ science of learning, 2016 - nature.com
This article offers an overview of the nature and role of relational thinking and relational
reasoning in human learning and performance, both of which pertain to the discernment of …

Integrating relational reasoning and knowledge revision during reading

P Kendeou, R Butterfuss, M Van Boekel… - Educational Psychology …, 2017 - Springer
Our goal in this theoretical contribution is to connect research on knowledge revision and
relational reasoning. To achieve this goal, first, we review the knowledge revision …

Examining the unique contributions and developmental stability of individual forms of relational reasoning to mathematical problem solving

CKY Tong, ESK Yip, TTY Wong - Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2023 - Elsevier
Relational reasoning, a higher-order cognitive ability that identifies meaningful patterns
among information streams, has been suggested to underlie STEM development. This study …

Convergence of multiple fields on a relational reasoning approach to cognition.

S McLoughlin, I Tyndall, A Pereira - Intelligence, 2020 - Elsevier
The current paper briefly outlines how researchers from multiple sub-fields of cognitive
science have independently converged upon a relational account of language and …

Relational reasoning: What we know and why it matters

PA Alexander, S Jablansky… - Policy insights from …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
This article addresses two goals. First, it considers the nature and importance of relational
reasoning, the ability to discern meaningful patterns within informational streams. Second, it …

Taking the relational structure of fractions seriously: Relational reasoning predicts fraction knowledge in elementary school children

PB Kalra, EM Hubbard, PG Matthews - Contemporary educational …, 2020 - Elsevier
Understanding and using symbolic fractions in mathematics is critical for access to
advanced STEM concepts. However, children and adults consistently struggle with fractions …

Individual differences in college‐age learners: The importance of relational reasoning for learning and assessment in higher education

PA Alexander - British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background The term individual differences refers to the physical, behavioral, cognitive,
social, and emotional attributes that make each human unique. Late adolescence to young …

Relational reasoning's contributions to mathematical thinking and performance in Chinese elementary and middle-school students.

H Zhao, PA Alexander, Y Sun - Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
The overarching goal of this 2-phase study was to investigate the contributions of relational
reasoning to mathematical thinking and performance for 790 primary and middle-school …

Relational reasoning in science, medicine, and engineering

D Dumas - Educational Psychology Review, 2017 - Springer
This review brings together the literature that pertains to the role of relational reasoning, or
the ability to discern meaningful patterns within any stream of information, in the mental work …