1. Why do you think each of the following criteria for studies being considered for inclusion in the Panel's report were chosen: published in English, participants age 3 years to young adult, published in a peer reviewed journal, and use of experimental, quasi-experimental, or correlational methods?
2. How does conceptual understanding promote appropriate transfer of learning to new problems?
3. What roles do attention and working memory play in learning mathematics? How can limitations of working memory and attention be overcome?
4. What is the difference between verbatim and gist memory? Which is more important for reasoning and long term retention, and why? What is the gist of numerical information?
5. What are mastery goals, how are they related to mathematics learning, and how can teachers and parents promote them?
6. How do beliefs about intelligence and learning influence math learning? What is the evidence that these beliefs are important?
7. What is self-regulation, how does it influence math learning, and how can it be improved?
8. Why does math cause more anxiety than other school subjects? How does this anxiety influence math performance? What types of therapy are effective in reducing math anxiety, and what types are ineffective?
