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What Expertise Can Tell About Mathematical Learning and Cognition
Author(s) -
Sella Francesco,
Cohen Kadosh Roi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
mind, brain, and education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.624
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1751-228X
pISSN - 1751-2271
DOI - 10.1111/mbe.12179
Subject(s) - cognition , perspective (graphical) , cognitive science , neurocognitive , field (mathematics) , numerical cognition , computer science , focus (optics) , management science , artificial intelligence , psychology , mathematics , neuroscience , engineering , physics , pure mathematics , optics
The investigation of mathematical expertise can shape numerical and mathematical cognition theories by providing insights about the modifications that the neurocognitive system undergoes when mastering mathematical knowledge. In particular, both qualitative and quantitative methods should be combined within a developmental perspective to identify those promoting factors that lead some individuals to focus their interests on mathematics and possibly become experts in the field. The behavioral and neural differences in math experts constitute valuable information to study the limits of the mastering of mathematical knowledge, which ultimately represents a powerful form of formal human reasoning.