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(2016) . Survey of adult students with mathematical difficulties. Adults Learning Mathematics: An International Journal, 11(2), 41-51  \nSurvey of Adult Students with Mathematical Difficulties  \nLinda Jarlskog  \nKomvux, Lund, Sweden  \n\u003C[linda.jarlskog@lund.se](linda.jarlskog@lund.se)>  \nAbstract  \nThis paper relates to one of the test procedures being used in Sweden, used to establish if students need amore thorough investigation of their mathematical difficulties. This paper mainly describes the test process and the results from 10 test subjects. The paper also refers to parts of the research forming the basis for the test process. The paper shows how teachers in their everyday work can use the understanding researchers have of mathematical difficulties and the methods they have developed. The purpose is not to drive the research on mathematical difficulties.  \nKey words: mathematical difficulties, survey, levels of knowledge  \nAbout Mathematical Difficulties  \nAs early as 1919 mathematical difficulties were observed by the Swedish doctor Salomon Eberhard Henschen, who later, in 1925, made connections to damages in the brain. Henschen, practicing in Uppsala, Sweden, characterized the difficulties he observed as acalculia ([http://](http://)[ ](http://)[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salomon_Eberhard_Henschen](en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salomon_Eberhard_Henschen), 2014-11-01). It was not until the mid 1970’s before further comprehensive studies of mathematical learning disabilities were conducted (Kling et al, 2011) . After this period developments have been rapid including the designation of dyscalculia and the causes of mathematical learning disabilities scrutinized, formulated and discussed (Östergren, 2013) . Today it is self-evident that specific development disorders and dyscalculia are defined in the most established systems for diagnosis, DSM and ICD.  \nMathematical difficulties are usually divided in four categories (Adler, 2010); acalculia, dyscalculia, pervasive mathematical disorders and pseudo dyscalculia.  \nAccording to the Swedish professor Arne Engström (Engström, 2016) researchers do not agree on how dyscalculia shall be defined or the criteria to use. Also, they are not in agreement on how common dyscalculia is. Additionally, the researchers do not know enough about the reasons. This should be kept in mind whilst reading this paper.  \nAcalculia  \nA student exhibiting acalculia lacks the ability to calculate and to learn to calculate which mostly depends on measurable brain damage. A student having acalculia lacks the ability to count to 10 or add low numbers. Acalculia is unusual and is found only in a few per thousand of the population (Adler, 2007) .  \nAdults Learning Mathematics – An International Journal 41  \nDyscalculia  \nDyscalculia together with dyslexia is today regarded as a subgroup of specific learning disorders. The diagnosis for dyscalculia, within the two most established international systems for diagnosis DSM and ICD, has been modified from proven experiences over the years. Today DSM has reached the fifth version (American psychiatric association, 2013) of its definition, DSM-5:  \nThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders  \nDyscalculia is an alternative term used to refer to a pattern of difficulties characterized by problems:  \n• processing numerical information  \n• learning arithmetic facts and  \n• performing accurate or fluent calculations.  \nIf dyscalculia is used to specify this particular pattern of difficulties, it is important also to specify any additional difficulties that are present, such as difficulties with math reasoning or word reading accuracy.  \nDifficulties in processing numerical information means an inability or reduced ability to deal with numbers. This is due to a dysfunctional number sense and in many cases lacking the ability to connect our Arabic symbols to numbers. Inability to recognize numbers often leads to the inability to deduce which of two numbe","cbCaipG3D6BX4fEs","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipG3D6BX4fEs","pdf",439927,11,"English","# Abstract\n# About Mathematical Difficulties\n# Acalculia\n# Dyscalculia","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Swedish test procedure described in the paper?\",\"answer\":\"It helps determine whether adult students need a more thorough investigation of their mathematical difficulties.\"},{\"question\":\"How many test subjects were involved in the study’s described test results?\",\"answer\":\"The paper reports results from 10 test subjects.\"},{\"question\":\"What difficulties are associated with dyscalculia according to the paper’s description of the pattern?\",\"answer\":\"Dyscalculia involves problems in processing numerical information, learning arithmetic facts, and performing accurate or fluent calculations.\"}]","Survey of Adult Students with Mathematical Difficulties | PDF",28]