Math Disorders Flashcards
Which of the following reasons are primarily responsible for the U.S. decline in mathematical achievement?
a. Fewer instructional minutes in math compared to reading
b. A curriculum that focuses more on procedural knowledge than conceptual understanding.
c. Teacher training not always sufficient
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
A term used to describe a student’s ability to determine “more” or “less” without counting each individual component in a set is:
A. approximate number system
B. estimation identification
C. magnitude math
D. touch math
A. approximate number system
Which of the following is NOT a specific subtype of dyscalculia?
a. Verbal Dyscalculia
b. Hemispheric Dyscalculia
c. Semantic Dyscalculia
d. Procedural Dyscalculia
b. Hemispheric Dyscalculia
Finish the following phrase: Phonics is to reading as ________ is to mathematics.
A. Subitizing
B. Connectivity
C. Anxiety
D. Number sense
D. 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?
a. Verbal Dyscalculia
b. Hemispheric Dyscalculia
c. Semantic Dyscalculia
d. Procedural Dyscalculia
Semantic Dyscalculia
The area of the brain that is primarily responsible for the automatic retrieval of multiplication facts is:
a. angular gyrus
b. occipital lobes
c. medulla oblongata
d. orbital frontal cortex
a. angular gyrus
One of the unique features of the Feifer Assessment of Mathematics is:
a. the test can determine a particular subtype of dyscalculia
b. the test can be used for screening and/or progress monitoring
c. the test is based upon a neuropsychological theory of mathematics
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
Anxiety impacts mathematical problem solving by:
a. causing students to over-focus on math symbols.
b. disrupting the central executive component of working memory.
c. primarily impacting algebra.
d. increasing the amount of reversals with digits.
b. disrupting 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
