Three categories of attentional effects (canonical, phase-crossover, attention-crossover) for discriminating process models¶
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Evidence · 3 claims (2 for, 1 mixed) · 1 study (1 causal),q3· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study
Description¶
The article proposes a categorization of effects on cognitive processing during word-problem solving: "Canonical effects" are predicted by all process models; "Phase-crossover effects" occur when a difficulty or ability affects the phase opposite to its canonical one (predicted by flexible models); "Attention-crossover effects" occur when a factor affects attention on the problem part opposite to its canonical one (predicted by integrated models). This framework converts model differences into empirically testable predictions about fixation durations on numbers and situational text in two solution phases.
Accounts¶
- Three categories of attentional effects (canonical, phase-crossover, attention-crossover) for discriminating process models: The article proposes a categorization of effects on cognitive processing during word-problem solving: "Canonical effects" are predicted by all process models; "Phase-crossover effects" occur when a difficulty or ability affects the phase opposite to its canonical one (predicted by flexible models); "Attention-crossover effects" occur when a factor affects attention on the problem part opposite to its canonical one (predicted by integrated models). This framework converts model differences into empirically testable predictions about fixation durations on numbers and situational text in two solution phases. (Strohmaier et al. (2025))
Claims¶
- Linguistic problem difficulty and lower linguistic abilities increase attention on situational text during the first solution phase of word-problem solving [+M]
- Numerical difficulty and mathematical abilities also affect attention on situational text in the second phase (attention-crossover supporting integrated models) [+M]
- Placing the question first reduces first-phase attention but increases second-phase attention (with mixed robustness) [~M]
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Key Sources¶
- Strohmaier, A. R., Schons, C., Knabbe, A., Vogel, M., Saado, K., & Obersteiner, A. (2025). The relation between text comprehension and computation in mathematical word-problem solving. Learning and Instruction, 101, 102235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2025.102235
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Three categories of attentional effects (canonical, phase-crossover, attention-crossover) for discriminating process models |
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The article proposes a categorization of effects on cognitive processing during word-problem solving: "Canonical effects" are predicted by all process models; "Phase-crossover effects" occur when a difficulty or ability affects the phase opposite to its canonical one (predicted by flexible models); |
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