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Design and evaluation of the computer-based training program Calcularis for enhancing numerical cognition

Käser, Tanja  
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Baschera, Gian-Marco
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Kohn, Juliane
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August 5, 2013
Frontiers in Psychology

This article presents the design and a first pilot evaluation of the computer-based training program Calcularis for children with developmental dyscalculia (DD) or difficulties in learning mathematics. The program has been designed according to insights on the typical and atypical development of mathematical abilities. The learning process is supported through multimodal cues, which encode different properties of numbers. To offer optimal learning conditions, a user model completes the program and allows flexible adaptation to a child's individual learning and knowledge profile. Thirty-two children with difficulties in learning mathematics completed the 6–12-weeks computer training. The children played the game for 20 min per day for 5 days a week. The training effects were evaluated using neuropsychological tests. Generally, children benefited significantly from the training regarding number representation and arithmetic operations. Furthermore, children liked to play with the program and reported that the training improved their mathematical abilities.

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research article
DOI
10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00489
Web of Science ID

WOS:000331180100001

Author(s)
Käser, Tanja  
Baschera, Gian-Marco
Kohn, Juliane
Kucian, Karin
Richtmann, Verena
Grond, Ursina
Gross, Markus
von Aster, Michael
Date Issued

2013-08-05

Publisher

Frontiers Media

Published in
Frontiers in Psychology
Issue

4

Start page

489

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/72644
Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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OTHER

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ML4ED  
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July 14, 2020
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