Symbolic training transfers to the auditory modality, improving spoken number-word magnitude comparison¶
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q3 i3 Only the symbolic training group significantly improved in verbal (spoken) number comparison, indicating transfer beyond the Arabic format. → 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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In the verbal number comparison task, the time × group interaction was marginal (p = .062), but contrasts showed "a highly significant enhancement of performance for the symbolic group,t(51) = 3.33;p = .006, η2 = 0.178"; non-symbolic and control groups did not improve.
"contrasts testing the difference in performance between T1 and T2 were computed for each group. They indicated a highly significant enhancement of performance for the symbolic group,t(51) = 3.33;p = .006, η2 = 0.178"
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Number Sense — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- Neither numerical training significantly improves Arabic number comparison performance — related
- Training effects on the non-symbolic number line are size-specific: non-symbolic training improves large numerosities, symbolic training small numerosities — related
- Symbolic number magnitude training, but not non-symbolic training, significantly improves preschoolers' exact arithmetic — related
- The training shows no significant transfer to academic learning tasks, with only a marginal post-test advantage in number conservation — related
- Matching modality by conveying complementary information through auditory and visual channels increases retention, transfer, and engagement — a broader claim this one bears on
- Presenting words as spoken narration rather than on-screen text alongside graphics improves learning — related
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Symbolic training transfers to the auditory modality, improving spoken number-word magnitude comparison |
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Symbolic training transfers to the auditory modality, improving spoken number-word magnitude comparison |
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