Influence of the specialty of respondents on the effect of using chewing gum when solving a mathematical test

Grigorii Kozlov,Ariadna Luch,Mikhail Pushkarev,D Rudoy,A Olshevskaya,V Kankhva

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202021015012

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The paper presents the results of studies of the influence of the specialty of students on the effect of using chewing gum when solving a mathematical test. It is shown that in respondents studying in specialties for which the disciplines of the physics and mathematics cycle are basic and are taught in a large volume of credit points, the use of chewing gum in solving test tasks in mathematics has a negative effect. In respondents for whom the basis of the specialty is subjects of the natural science cycle, and physical and mathematical disciplines are taught to a lesser extent, chewing gum does not have a reliable effect on the result.

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Studies of the effect of using chewing gum on cognitive function have been conducted for a long time [1], while the importance of chewing movements for the preservation of mental abilities in old age is noted [2]
Petersburg, Russia
When the Mann-Whitney criterion is used among mechanical students, the null hypothesis is rejected (Uf=746; Ust=1333) - chewing gum significantly worsens the test results in mathematics among mechanical students

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Studies of the effect of using chewing gum on cognitive function have been conducted for a long time [1], while the importance of chewing movements for the preservation of mental abilities in old age is noted [2]. It is indicated that the lack of chewing stimulation negatively affects the memory of mice during growth [3], and in general is a risk factor for cognitive dysfunction [4]. This is because chewing helps maintain cognitive functions in the brain that depend on the hippocampus, a part of the central nervous system vital for memory and learning [5]. The purpose of this study was to study the effect of chewing gum on the results of completing tasks in mathematics in students of various specialties having different levels of mathematical training

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