Papers by Sarit Ashkenazi
Current Psychology, Jul 27, 2022
Springer eBooks, 2019
The present chapter aims to introduce the Israeli case of mathematical learning disability (MLD) ... more The present chapter aims to introduce the Israeli case of mathematical learning disability (MLD) and general mathematical education. The chapter begins with presenting the greatest challenges of the educational system in Israel: dealing with the diversity of the population, both culturally and socioeconomically, which has deeply influenced the educational system. Afterward, we discuss the essential role of the core subject mathematics in the Israeli educational system. Then we address Israeli students’ performance in relation to international students by summarizing worldwide comparative data.
Applied Cognitive Psychology
The current study highlights the importance of inhibitory ability in facilitating performance in ... more The current study highlights the importance of inhibitory ability in facilitating performance in mathematics. To understand the role of inhibition in mathematical knowledge, this study tested 102 college students on a series of standardized complex math exercises. Inhibition tasks varied by task and stimuli (letters, numbers, and arrows). The result showed stronger associations between math abilities and strength of inhibition with more inhibition found for the flanker task (involving inhibition of peripheral stimuli) than for the Navon task (requiring inhibition of a potential response). The results supported the view that Inhibition in general (which is not unique to numerical stimuli) is associated with math abilities. General, rather than specific inhibition was associated with math abilities and finally, speed of processing masked the relationship between math and inhibition. These results confirm the assumption that the relation between inhibition and math performance is modulated by the task that measures the inhibition, and by additional predictors such as processing speed.
Trends in Neuroscience and Education, 2020
Cognition and Emotion, 2018
Trends in Neuroscience and Education, 2017
Trends in Neuroscience and Education, 2017
Trends in Neuroscience and Education, 2014
Methods: Participants included 17 children with DD from the 2nd and 3rd grades and 17 age, sex, I... more Methods: Participants included 17 children with DD from the 2nd and 3rd grades and 17 age, sex, IQ and reading matched typically developing (TD) children. WM was tested using the Working Memory Test Battery for Children (WMTB-C). In two runs of an event-design fMRI experiment, children assessed the validity of single-digit two-operand arithmetic equations (eg 3+ 4= 8). Two conditions, differing in their problem complexity, were compared: in the" Simple" condition one on the operands was always'1', in the" Complex" ...
Neuropsychology (journal), 2012
Oxford University Press eBooks, Jul 1, 2014
Clinical Neuropsychologist, Aug 1, 2011
Developmental dyscalculia (DD) is a congenital deficit that affects the ability to acquire arithm... more Developmental dyscalculia (DD) is a congenital deficit that affects the ability to acquire arithmetical skills. Individuals with DD have problems learning standard number facts and procedures. Estimates of the prevalence rate of DD are similar to those of developmental dyslexia. Recent reports and discussions suggest that those with DD suffer from specific deficits (e.g., subitizing, comparative judgment). Accordingly, DD has been described as a domain-specific disorder that involves particular brain areas (e.g., intra-parietal sulcus). However, we and others have found that DD is characterized by additional deficiencies and may be affected by domain-general (e.g., attention) factors. Hence "pure DD" might be rather rare and not as pure as one would think. We suggest that the heterogeneity of symptoms that commonly characterize learning disabilities needs to be taken into account in future research and treatment.
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Papers by Sarit Ashkenazi