Ribeiro Fabiana Silva, Santos Flávia H
Human Cognition Lab., School of Psychology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
Human Cognition Lab., School of Psychology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; UNESP - São Paulo State University, Postgraduation Program in Developmental Psychology and Learning, Bauru Campus, Bauru, Brasil.
Res Dev Disabil. 2017 Mar;62:26-39. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2016.11.008. Epub 2017 Jan 17.
Studies suggest that musical training enhances spatial-temporal reasoning and leads to greater learning of mathematical concepts. The aim of this prospective study was to verify the efficacy of a Non-Instrumental Musical Training (NIMT) on the Numerical Cognition systems in children with low achievement in math. For this purpose, we examined, with a cluster analysis, whether children with low scores on Numerical Cognition would be grouped in the same cluster at pre and post-NIMT. Participants were primary school children divided into two groups according to their scores on an Arithmetic test. Results with a specialized battery of Numerical Cognition revealed improvements for Cluster 2 (children with low achievement in math) especially for number production capacity compared to normative data. Besides, the number of children with low scores in Numerical Cognition decreased at post-NIMT. These findings suggest that NIMT enhances Numerical Cognition and seems to be a useful tool for rehabilitation of children with low achievement in math.
研究表明，音乐训练可增强时空推理能力，并有助于更好地学习数学概念。这项前瞻性研究的目的是验证非器乐音乐训练（NIMT）对数学成绩较差儿童的数字认知系统的疗效。为此，我们通过聚类分析，考察了数字认知得分较低的儿童在NIMT前后是否会被归为同一类。参与者为小学生，根据他们在算术测试中的得分分为两组。使用专门的数字认知测试组进行的结果显示，与标准数据相比，第2组（数学成绩较差的儿童）有改善，尤其是在数字生成能力方面。此外，数字认知得分较低的儿童数量在NIMT后有所减少。这些发现表明，NIMT可增强数字认知，似乎是帮助数学成绩较差儿童康复的有用工具。
