Measuring the moment of understanding while solving mathematical puzzles

Author

Eda, Hideo ; Kuroda, Yasufumi ; Okamoto, Naoko ; Maesako, Takanori

Author_Institution

Grad. Sch. for the Creation of New Photonics Ind.

fYear

2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Schoolchildrenpsilas brains were monitored in order to measure the moment of understanding while solving mathematical puzzles. Six sixth-graders in an elementary school solved three division-type mathematics puzzles. The answers to the blanks in the puzzles were shown, revealing one answer every 30 seconds. Three of the subjects looked at the first problempsilas answer and then found the solutions to the remaining two problems much easier. When they understood, oxygenated hemoglobin (oxyHb) levels in the frontal lobe decreased. This suggested that by monitoring the fall of oxyHb levels, the moment of understanding is measurable.

Keywords

biochemistry; biomedical measurement; brain; cognition; computer aided instruction; mathematics computing; brain activation; frontal cortex; frontal lobe; moment of understanding; oxygenated hemoglobin; schoolchildren brain; solving mathematical puzzle; Brain; Computer science education; Computerized monitoring; Educational institutions; Electronic design automation and methodology; Humans; Mathematics; Optical devices; Photonics; Problem-solving; NIRS; brain activation; education; frontal cortex; mathematics; moment of understanding; oxyHb; puzzle;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Automation Congress, 2008. WAC 2008. World

Conference_Location

Hawaii, HI

Print_ISBN

978-1-889335-38-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-889335-37-7

Type

conf

Filename

4698990