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Is there a Gap or Congruency Effect? A Cross-Sectional Study in Students’ Fraction Comparison

In: Studia Psychologica, vol. 62, no. 2
Juan Manuel González-Forte Číslo ORCID - Ceneida Fernández Číslo ORCID - Wim Van Dooren Číslo ORCID

Details:

Year, pages: 2020, 109 - 122
Language: eng
Keywords:
rational numbers, natural number bias, fraction comparison, gap thinking
About article:
Many studies have addressed the natural number bias in fraction comparison, focusing on the role of congruency. However, the congruency effect has been observed to operate in the opposite direction, suggesting that a deeper explanation must underlie students’ different reasoning. We extend previous research by examining students’ reasoning and by studying the effect of a gap condition in students’ answers. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 438 students from 5th to 10th grade. Results showed that the gap effect could explain differences between congruent and incongruent items. Moreover, students’ use of gap thinking decreased towards the end of Secondary Education.
How to cite:
ISO 690:
González-Forte, J., Fernández, C., Van Dooren, W. 2020. Is there a Gap or Congruency Effect? A Cross-Sectional Study in Students’ Fraction Comparison. In Studia Psychologica, vol. 62, no.2, pp. 109-122. 0039-3320. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/sp.2020.02.794

APA:
González-Forte, J., Fernández, C., Van Dooren, W. (2020). Is there a Gap or Congruency Effect? A Cross-Sectional Study in Students’ Fraction Comparison. Studia Psychologica, 62(2), 109-122. 0039-3320. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/sp.2020.02.794
About edition:
Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak
Published: 22. 6. 2020
Rights:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/