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Innate talent? New research shows that there is a link between an in-built 'number sense' and maths ability If you struggle with figures, you were probably born that way, research has suggested. Being good at mathematics may be entirely pre-destined – you either have it or you don't. And those who find the numbers never add up shouldn't feel too dim – mathematical talent does not appear to be linked to all-round intelligence.
还在为自己的孩子的“奥数成绩”而苦恼么？还在花重金培养孩子的数学运算能力么？最新研究表明，孩子学数学的好坏程度与后天培养并无直接关系，一切都是老天注定的，基因决定的，也就是说，孩子数学好不好，一生下来就已经注定了。那些数学不好的孩子们千万别灰心丧气，因为数学不好与智力无关。
Previous research has indicated that 'number sense' is basic to humans. We use it to estimate such things as the number of seats in a cinema or crowd sizes. U.S. psychologists at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore made their finding after testing children too young to have been taught mathematics. 200 four-year-olds were the subjects of one study which tested the link between maths and language abilities.
之前的许多研究报告将所谓的“数字能力”与人类的智力程度联系在一起，我们用“数字感觉”来计算在我们身边的所有可以用来做算术题的东西，比如说电影院的座椅等等。然而，来自Johns Hopkins大学的心理学家却认为我们让我们的孩子过早接触数学，有一项针对200名年仅4岁儿童的研究测试了儿童的“数字能力”与“语言能力”之间的关系。
