Cognitive Tutoring
MBE Chapter
Neuromyths
100

The percentage of the population that might have some form of Mathematical Learning Disability

What is up to 20%

100

A learning disability characterized by difficulty in processing numbers and math

What is Dyscalculia

100

One type of concept that someone with Dyscalculia might struggle with

What is mental math, organizing information, mathematical concepts, money, or time?

200

The Difference between Mathematical Learning Disabilities and Dyscalculia

What is MLD being an umbrella category?
200

The cortex mainly associated with mathematical processing

What is the parietal cortex?
200

How neuromyths can impact people with dyscalculia

What is increase stigma, impact interventions, or prevent diagnosis?

300

The results from the tutoring session

What is a decrease in atypical activation in the MLD group

300

The area in the Parietal Cortex that is instrumental in processesing numbers 

What is the Intraparietal Sulcus (IPS)

300

The cure for dyscalculia

What is nothing

400
The two major groups used in this study

What are MLD and TD?

400

Functional Differences in children with dyscalculia 

What is reduced activation of IPS?

400

A type of intervention that can help with Dyscalculia

What is extra time, using a calculator, or changes to assignments

500

The name of the hypothesis supported by the results from this paper

What is the neural normalization hypothesis

500

Structural differences found in children with dyscalculia

What is reduced gray matter?

500

Strategies developed by people with dyscalculia to help with difficulties in math

Compensatory Strategies