The Association Between Higher Education and Approximate Number System Acuity

The Association Between Higher Education and Approximate Number System Acuity

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Humans are equipped with an Approximate Number System (ANS) supporting non-symbolic numerosity representation.Studies indicate a relationship between ANS-precision (acuity) and math achievement.Whether the ANS is a prerequisite for learning mathematics or if mathematics education enhances the ANS Kids remains an open question.We investigated the association between higher education and ANS acuity with university students majoring in subjects with varying amounts of mathematics (mathematics, business, and humanities), measured either early (1th year) or late (3rd year) in their studies.The results suggested a non-significant trend where students taking more mathematics had better ANS acuity and a significant improvement in ANS acuity as a function of study length that was mainly confined to the business students.

The results Fertility provide partial support for the hypothesis that education in mathematics can enhance the ANS acuity.