The study found that when people used active language to communicate mathematical issues, they were more successful at solving problems and making decisions. When people used passive language to communicate the same issues, they were less successful at solving problems and making decisions.
Okay, so, if you are going to make a study, you have to first know what language to use. Because it’s a language we all use when we’re talking with friends, it’s a language that’s used by math people who know how to use it. But it’s also the language that’s used by people who are not great at math. If we want to get as good as possible at solving math problems, it’s usually best to use active language.
Because this study shows that most math people are good at solving math problems, it seems like the math people who were the most successful at math were those who used active language. That is, they made more explicit statements versus those who were just filling in the details. This could mean that people who use active language are more likely to do math problems correctly. But active language also seems to be what helps them use words with precision.
I suspect this is something related to the research about what is and isn’t working with math and language. A recent study found that math ability was more strongly correlated with language ability in those who took a second-language class. I know this isn’t an accident. I mean, who among us hasn’t been frustrated by a math problem that was so hard that it took 5 hours to solve.
I think active language is a lot more like math. Math allows you to use words more accurately to describe what you are doing. Active language encourages you to express your thoughts and feelings. I think active language is a lot more like math.
Math is an activity language.
In this chapter we have learned that a person’s active language is an important aspect of their personality. Active language allows you to communicate thoughts and feelings. It also enables you to communicate with others in a way that is appropriate to their personality. For example, active language helps with the negotiation process. A person who actively communicates their emotions often wins more arguments than a passive person who does less.
It turns out that active communication and active language are closely related. The way that active language is used in everyday life can be very different from the way that active language is used for math. For example, a person who actively communicates their feelings with their friends can show them how they feel, but this active language can be different from an active language used for math.
For example, a person who actively communicates their feelings with their friends can show them how they feel, but this active language can be different from an active language used for math. In fact, the way we use our language can change drastically depending on what we actually mean to say.
This is a good example of how we can be really, really bad at expressing ourselves. For example, if we say to someone, “My cat’s name is Sam, and she’s a cat,” we can clearly say that, but we can also say, “Oh, and she’s a cute cat,” or “Sam and I are having a cat fight tonight.