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Forthcoming Events7th March 2012, Loughborough UniversityEvent: Research Seminar Speaker: Vic Simms (Leicester) Title: Number line estimation and mathematical performance: Cross-cultural and developmental insights Abstract: What factors contribute to children's early mathematical success? One key factor that has recently received a great deal of interest in the academic literature is the quality of children's internal representation of number. A method used to measure these representations is the number line estimation task, in which children are asked to position numbers on a blank number line. This task allows us to assess how children think numbers are related to each other on a scale. Previous research has suggested that accuracy on this task is correlated to maths ability (e.g. Siegler & Ramani, 2009). In this talk I will discuss some of the findings from research that I have been involved in which has investigated children's performance on this task. I will present both cross-cultural and longitudinal data that we have collected. The focus of these studies has been to further understand the importance of children's numerical representations for mathematical attainment whilst taking into account other factors, such as counting skills, etc. I will aim to discuss the relationships between these factors in order to more fully understand the development of children's mathematical processing through the early years of school. Time: 4.00pm Location: Mathematics Education Centre, Schofield Building, Room A128. Details of how to get to Loughborough are available here. The Schofield Building is number 59 on this map. Contact: Ian Jones [email] |