Math Flashcards
Which of the following reasons are primarily responsible for the U.S. decline in mathematical achievement?
Fewer instructional minutes in math compared to reading
A curriculum that focuses more on procedural knowledge than conceptual understanding.
Teacher training not always sufficient
A term used to describe a student’s ability to determine “more” or “less” without counting each individual component in a set is:
approximate number system
Which of the following is NOT a specific subtype of dyscalculia?
Hemispheric Dyscalculia
Finish the following phrase: Phonics is to reading as ________ is to mathematics.
Number sense
True or False: Students with verbal dyscalculia tend to have an adequate conceptual understanding of math, but struggle with automatic fact retrieval skills.
True
Which of the following dyscalculia subtypes involves difficulty with aligning numbers in columns and visualizing magnitudes and amounts?
Semantic Dyscalculia
The area of the brain that is primarily responsible for the automatic retrieval of multiplication facts is:
Angular Gyrus
One of the unique features of the Feifer Assessment of Mathematics’ is:
the test can determine a particular subtype of dyscalculia
the test can be used for screening and/or progress monitoring
the test is based upon a neuropsychological theory of mathematics
Anxiety impacts mathematical problem solving by:
disrupts the central executive component of working memory.
True or False: The procedural subtype of dyscalculia involves a deficit in the ability to count, order, or sequence numbers, as well as difficulty following an algorithm when performing longer math equations.
True
What is used to describe the ability to determine the quantity of small sets of items without counting?
Subitizing
Using fMRI, verbal dyscalculia has been localized in what part of the brain?
left angular gyrus
