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Using Neural Imaging to Inform the Instruction
of Mathematics
John Anderson
Department of Psychology
Carnegie Mellon University, USA
ja+@cmu.edu
I will describe research using fMRI to track the learning of mathematics with a
computer-based algebra tutor. I will describe the methodological challenges in
studying such a complex task and how we use cognitive models in the ACT-R
architecture to interpret imaging data. I wll also describe how we can use the
imaging data to identify mental states as the student is engaged in algebraic
problems solving.
