Non-symbolic training improves collection comparison at ratios 1:2, 2:3 and 3:4, while symbolic training improves only ratio 1:2¶

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q3 i3 The non-symbolic group improved collection comparison performance for ratios 1:2, 2:3 and 3:4; the symbolic group improved only for ratio 1:2. → Honoré N 2016

Evidence¶

Honoré N 2016¶

Honoré N, Noël M-P (2016) Improving Preschoolers' Arithmetic through Number Magnitude Training: The Impact of Non-Symbolic and Symbolic Training. PLoS ONE 11(11): e0166685. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166685

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Corrected contrasts in the collection comparison task showed the non-symbolic group improved at ratios 1:2 (t(50) = 4.94; p<.001, η² = 0.328), 2:3 and 3:4, while "the symbolic group showed improvement for ratio 1:2" only.

"the non-symbolic group improved its performance for ratios 1:2, 2:3 and 3:4 and the symbolic group showed improvement for ratio 1:2, while there was no change of performance in the control group"

Discussion¶

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