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

Cruz Neri, Nadine; Wagner, Jenny; Retelsdorf, Jan

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dc.contributor.author	Cruz Neri, Nadine	de
dc.contributor.author	Wagner, Jenny	de
dc.contributor.author	Retelsdorf, Jan	de
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-24T15:58:03Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-24T15:58:03Z
dc.date.issued	2021	de
dc.identifier.issn	1469-5820	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/78228
dc.description.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.	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Bildung und Erziehung	de
dc.subject.ddc	Education	en
dc.subject.ddc	Psychologie	de
dc.subject.ddc	Psychology	en
dc.subject.other	Reading components; item characteristics; mathematics; adult education; ZA5845: Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), Germany - Reduced Version (Datefile Version 2.2.0)	de
dc.title	What makes mathematics difficult for adults? The role of reading components in solving mathematics items	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet (peer reviewed)	de
dc.description.review	peer reviewed	en
dc.source.journal	Educational Psychology
dc.source.volume	41	de
dc.publisher.country	GBR	de
dc.source.issue	9	de
dc.subject.classoz	Bildungswesen quartärer Bereich, Berufsbildung	de
dc.subject.classoz	Vocational Training, Adult Education	en
dc.subject.classoz	Allgemeine Psychologie	de
dc.subject.classoz	General Psychology	en
dc.subject.classoz	Entwicklungspsychologie	de
dc.subject.classoz	Developmental Psychology	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Lesen	de
dc.subject.thesoz	reading	en
dc.subject.thesoz	kognitive Fähigkeit	de
dc.subject.thesoz	cognitive ability	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Mathematik	de
dc.subject.thesoz	mathematics	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Erwachsenenbildung	de
dc.subject.thesoz	adult education	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Erwachsener	de
dc.subject.thesoz	adult	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Deutscher	de
dc.subject.thesoz	German	en
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-78228-6
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung 4.0	de
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0	en
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dc.type.stock	article	de
dc.type.document	Zeitschriftenartikel	de
dc.type.document	journal article	en
dc.source.pageinfo	1199-1219	de
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dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
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