TY - JOUR
T1 - Intuitive rules in science and mathematics
T2 - A reaction time study
AU - Babai, R.
AU - Levyadun, T.
AU - Stavy, R.
AU - Tirosh, D.
PY - 2006/12/15
Y1 - 2006/12/15
N2 - It has been observed that students react in similar ways to mathematics and science tasks that differ with regard either to their content area and/or to the type of reasoning required, but share some common, external features. Based on these observations, the Intuitive Rules Theory was proposed. In this present study the framework of this theory was employed and the reaction times of two types of responses were measured: those that are regarded as intuitive and those that are viewed as counter-intuitive. The motivation behind this study was to empirically address the immediacy characteristics of intuitive responses in the context of science and mathematics. The focus was on the comparison of area and perimeter of geometrical shapes, in the context of the intuitive rule more A - more B. The main findings showed that the reaction times of intuitive responses were, indeed, shorter than reaction times of counter-intuitive ones.
AB - It has been observed that students react in similar ways to mathematics and science tasks that differ with regard either to their content area and/or to the type of reasoning required, but share some common, external features. Based on these observations, the Intuitive Rules Theory was proposed. In this present study the framework of this theory was employed and the reaction times of two types of responses were measured: those that are regarded as intuitive and those that are viewed as counter-intuitive. The motivation behind this study was to empirically address the immediacy characteristics of intuitive responses in the context of science and mathematics. The focus was on the comparison of area and perimeter of geometrical shapes, in the context of the intuitive rule more A - more B. The main findings showed that the reaction times of intuitive responses were, indeed, shorter than reaction times of counter-intuitive ones.
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U2 - 10.1080/00207390600794958
DO - 10.1080/00207390600794958
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AN - SCOPUS:33751582572
SN - 0020-739X
VL - 37
SP - 913
EP - 924
JO - International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
JF - International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
IS - 8
ER -