A positive attitude toward math boosts the brain’s memory center and predicts math performance independent of factors such as a child’s IQ, a Stanford study has found.
In a study of elementary school students, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine found that having a positive attitude about math was connected to better function of the hippocampus, an important memory center in the brain, during performance of arithmetic problems.
The findings were published online Jan. 24 in Psychological Science.
Educators have long observed higher math scores in children who show more interest in math and perceive themselves as being better at it. But it has not been clear if this attitude simply reflects other capacities, such as higher intelligence.
The new study found that, even once IQ and other confounding factors were accounted for, a positive attitude toward math still predicted which students had stronger math performance.
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Uppgiften har jag lånat från Åbo stad kulturmotionsprogram, det finns en länk i dokumentet om du vill hämta deras karta som underlag. Men den här uppgiften fungerar lika väl utan karta, eller utanför Åbo för den delen också.
Next time you plan for an experiment leave keep this in mind. Leave room for communication and ideas from the children, spend some time thinking on the result, let them have working together, not just watching, and leave room for their creative approaches!
Ha det här I bakhuvudet när du planerar nästa experiment; kommunicera med barnen kring upplägget, fundera kring resultatet vad det kan bero på, låt dem samarbeta och ge utrymme för barnens kreativitet.
Tror det inlägget kan vara intressant även för det här forumet.
Now in Easter times – why don’t try some egg experiments?
”Urskilja och undersöka. Sortera, jämföra, upprepa. Att leta och upptäcka mönster är ett sätt att närma sig algebra för barn i förskolan och i förskoleklassen.”