Students’ Neurological Response Patterns While Playing Math Games

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate concurrent behavioral and neurological signatures during fraction problem solving experiences using a combination of computer analytic and neuroimaging approaches. In this study local university students engaged in a series of computer-based tasks that required a combination of fraction and spatial problem solving abilities, while undergoing brain imaging. Our findings indicated that neurological activity within areas of the brain related to math processing is more active during refraction and math levels compared to spatial levels. The results from this study have the potential to identify important behavioral and neurological correlates to math learning.

Authors

• Ani Aghababyan, Utah State University

• Joseph Baker, Utah State University

• Taylor Martin, National Science Foundation