What makes mathematics difficult for adults? The role of reading components in solving mathematics items.

Autor/inn/en	Cruz Neri, Nadine; Wagner, Jenny; Retelsdorf, Jan
Titel	What makes mathematics difficult for adults? The role of reading components in solving mathematics items.
Quelle	In: Educational psychology, 41 (2021) 9, S. 1199-1219Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1469-5820
URN	urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-78228-6
Schlagwörter	Kognitive Kompetenz; Lesen; Mathematik; Erwachsenenbildung; Deutscher; Erwachsener
Abstract	Although it is widely known that reading plays a significant role in mathematics performance, it remains unclear how specific reading component skills and item characteristics are associated with adults' mathematics performance. The aim of this study was to investigate reading component skills (printed vocabulary, sentence processing, passage comprehension), characteristics of mathematics items (picture/table, complex verb forms, number of prepositions, lexical density), and the possible interaction effects thereof on mathematics performance. The sample consisted of 368 German adults (age: M = 50.45; 59% female). Our results showed main effects on performance from adults' reading component skills and item characteristics. Furthermore, interaction effects between passage comprehension and two item characteristics on mathematics performance emerge. Implications include enhancing adults' reading component skills.
Erfasst von	GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Mannheim
Update	2022/3