Presentations
In 2012
Imbo, I, Vanden Bulcke, C., De Brauwer, J., & Fias, W. Sixty-four or four-and-sixty? The influence of language and working memory on children's number transcoding.
Invited talk at the Institute of Cognitive Science, Carleton University.
1st March, Ottawa, Canada.
Organizer of the symposium "Mental arithmetic: its precursors and its strategies" (together with dr. Jolien De Brauwer).
Symposium held at the joint meeting of the Belgian Psychological Society and the Sociedad Espanola de Psicologia Experimental (BAPS-SEPEX 2012).
10-11 May, Liege, Belgium
Organizer of the symposium "Language and space in numerical cognition" (together with dr. Wim Gevers).
Symposium held at the joint meeting of the Belgian Psychological Society and the Sociedad Espanola de Psicologia Experimental (BAPS-SEPEX 2012).
10-11 May, Liege, Belgium
Xu, C., Imbo, I., Herdman, C., & LeFevre, J.-A. The Role of Working Memory and the Language Effect for the Bilingual-Chinese in Complex Mental Multiplication.
Poster to be presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science (CSBBCS).
7-9 June, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Mertens, G., Imbo, I., Gheysen, F. Implicit learning in children: A moderating role for complexity?
Poster presented at the Symposium 'Lifespan perspectives on implicit and explicit learning'.
7-8 September, Brussels, Belgium.
In 2011
Organizer of the Expert Meeting for Math Researchers (together with Jolien De Brauwer, Frauke De Weerdt, Stefanie Pieters, Elise Burny, Annelies Ceulemans, Daisy Titeca, Hendrik Van Steenbrugge, Seppe Santens, Annemie Desoete, Wim Fias, Martin Valcke, Tom Verguts, and Lieven Verschaffel).
11th February, Gent, Belgium
Imbo, I. Synesthesie: als A vermiljoenrood is en 5 hemelsblauw.
Talk at i-brain.
18th March, Ghent, Belgium.
Imbo, I., Vanden Bulcke, C., & De Brauwer, J. Sixty-four or Four-and-sixty? The Influence of Language and Working Memory on Children's Number Transcoding.
Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD 2011).
31st March - 2nd April, Montreal, Canada.
Imbo, I., & LeFevre, J.-A. Cultural differences in strategic behavior: A study in computational estimation.
Invited talk at the Institute of Cognitive Science, Carleton University.
5th April, Ottawa, Canada.
Discussant in the symposium "How you teach is what you get? Does the curriculum matter in the promotion of mathematical skills in elementary school children?" (organized by prof. dr. Martin Valcke and prof. dr. Annemie Desoete).
Symposium held at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA 2011).
8th - 12th April, New Orleans, USA.
Chair and Organizer of the invited symposium on Numerical and Mathematical Cognition (together with Wim Gevers).
Symposium held at the Annual Meeting of the Belgian Psychological Society (BAPS 2011).
27th May, Gent, Belgium
Imbo, I., & Fias, W. The effects of language, presentation mode, and motion on adults' number line estimation.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Belgian Psychological Society (BAPS 2011).
27th May, Gent, Belgium
Chair and Organizer of the symposium "Number transcoding".
Symposium held at the 14th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI 2011).
30th August - 3rd September, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Chair and Organizer of the symposium "Understanding and use of the inverse relation between addition and subtraction" (together with dr. Joke Torbeyns).
Symposium held at the 14th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI 2011).
30th August - 3rd September, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Discussant in the symposium "Strategy flexibility: Analyzing its related structures and processes" (organized by dr. Joke Torbeyns).
Symposium held at the 14th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI 2011).
30th August - 3rd September, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Vanden Bulcke, C., De Brauwer, J., & Imbo, I. The Influence of Language and Working Memory on Children's Number Transcoding.
Paper presented at the 14th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI 2011).
30th August - 3rd September, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Chair and Organizer of the symposium "Math strategies" (together with dr. Koen Luwel).
Symposium held at the XVIIth meeting of the European Society of Cognitive Psychology (ESCOP 2011).
29th September - 2nd October, San Sebastian, Spain.
Imbo, I., & LeFevre, J.-A. How do computational skill and response language influence strategic behavior? A study of cultural differences in computational estimation.
Paper presented at the XVIIth meeting of the European Society of Cognitive Psychology (ESCOP 2011).
29th September - 2nd October, San Sebastian, Spain.
In 2010
Imbo, I. Cultural differences in calculation and estimation strategies.
Working group held at the 28th Panama conference.
20-22nd January, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands.
Imbo, I., & LeFevre, J.-A. Cultural differences in calculation and estimation strategies.
Paper presented at the 8th conference of the Spanish Experimental Psychological Society (SEPEX 2010).
15-17th April, Granada, Spain.
Imbo, I. The role of language in numerical cognition.
Invited talk at the Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience.
May, Gent, Belgium.
Imbo, I., & LeFevre, J.-A. Cultural differences in exact addition and approximate multiplication.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Belgian Psychological Society (BAPS 2010).
28th May, Brussels, Belgium.
Imbo, I., & LeFevre, J.-A. The effects of culture, response language, and computational skill on estimation strategies.
Poster presented at the Meeting in Honour of Professor Brian Butterworth: "Numbers in the Brain".
26-27th November, London, United Kingdom.
In 2009
Imbo, I., & LeFevre, J.-A. Cultural differences in complex arithmetic.
Invited research seminar at KULeuven.
April, Leuven, Belgium.
Organizer of the symposium "Characteristics and development of adaptive expertise: The case of elementary arithmetic" (together with dr. Joke Torbeyns).
Symposium held at the 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI 2009).
25-29th August, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Chair and Discussant in the symposium "Domain-specific determinants of individual differences in mathematics" (organized by dr. Bert De Smedt).
Symposium held at the 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI 2009).
25-29th August, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Chair and Organizer of the symposium "Mathematical cognition from different perspectives".
Symposium held at the XVIth meeting of the European Society of Cognitive Psychology (ESCOP 2009).
2nd - 5th September, Krakow, Poland.
Imbo, I., & Vandierendonck, A. Instruction and load effects on high-skill and low-skill individuals: A study in the domain of mental arithmetic.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Belgian Psychological Society (BAPS 2009).
3rd June, Brussels, Belgium.
Imbo, I., & LeFevre, J.-A. Cultural differences in exact addition and approximate multiplication.
Paper presented at the XVIth meeting of the European Society of Cognitive Psychology (ESCOP 2009).
2nd - 5th September, Krakow, Poland.
Imbo, I., & LeFevre, J.-A. Cultural differences in the strategic math performance of Chinese, Belgians, and Canadians.
Round Table held at the 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI 2009).
25-29th August, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Imbo, I. Working memory and individual differences in arithmetic strategies: Implications for the assessment of math disabilities.
Paper presented at the 10th European Conference on Psychological Assessment (ECPA 2009).
16-19th September, Ghent, Belgium.
In 2008
Imbo, I., & LeFevre, J.-A. Cultural differences in complex arithmetic.
Centre for Applied Cognitive Research talk at Carleton University.
March, Ottawa, Canada.
Imbo, I., & LeFevre, J.-A. Cultural differences in complex addition.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science (CSBBCS 2008).
19-21st June, Londen (Ontario), Canada.
Vandierendonck, A. & Imbo, I. Instruction effects in mental arithmetic: The role of working memory and the influence of gender.
Paper presented at the XXIXth International Congress of Psychology (ICP 2008).
20-25th July, Berlin, Germany.
Imbo, I., & LeFevre, J.-A. Complex-arithmetic problem solving: Differences among Belgians, Canadians, and Chinese.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (CogSci 2008).
23-26th July, Washington D.C., USA.
Imbo, I., & LeFevre, J.-A. Cultural differences in complex arithmetic.
NeuroCog talk at Ghent University.
November, Gent, Belgium.
In 2007
Imbo, I., & Vandierendonck, A. The role of working memory in simple and complex arithmetic strategies.
Paper presented at the XVth meeting of the European Society of Cognitive Psychology (ESCOP 2007).
29th August - 1st September, Marseille, France.
Imbo, I., & Vandierendonck, A. The development of strategy use in elementary-school children: working memory and individual differences.
Paper presented at the 12th Biennal Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI 2007).
28th August - 1st September, Budapest, Hungary.
Imbo, I., & Vandierendonck, A. The role of working memory across simple-arithmetic strategies.
Poster presented at the Joint meeting of the Psychonomic Society and the UK Experimental Psychology Society (EPS 2007).
4-7th July, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Gevers, W., Van den Bossche, L., De Brauwer, J., Imbo, I., Fias, W., & Verguts, T. The SNARC effect does not require explicit coordinates in external space.
Poster presented at the Joint meeting of the Psychonomic Society and the UK Experimental Psychology Society (EPS 2007).
4-7th July, Edinburgh, Scotland.
In 2006
Imbo, I., & Vandierendonck, A. The role of working memory in simple-arithmetic strategies.
Poster presented at the IIIrd European Working Memory Symposium (EWOMS 2006).
6 - 9th June 2006, Genoa, Italy.
Imbo, I., & Vandierendonck, A. The role of working memory in simple-arithmetic strategies.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Belgian Psychological Society (BAPS).
19th May 2006, Liege, Belgium.
In 2005
Imbo, I., & Vandierendonck, A. Is the executive component of our working memory needed in all simple-arithmetic strategies?
Poster presented at the XIVth meeting of the European Society of Cognitive Psychology (ESCOP).
31st August - 3rd September 2005, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Imbo, I., Vandierendonck, A., & Rosseel, Y. Strategy selection and strategy efficiency across student populations: Effects of mathematical experience.
Paper presented at the 11th Biennal Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI 2005).
23 - 27th August 2005, Nicosia, Cyprus.
In 2004
Imbo, I., Duverne, S., & Lemaire, P. Effects of working memory on strategic aspects of cognitive performance: Insights from arithmetic computational estimation.
Paper presented at the meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD).
11 - 15th July 2004, Ghent, Belgium.
Imbo, I., Szmalec, A., & Vandierendonck, A. Contributions of long-term memory to age-related increases in visuo-spatial working memory performance.
Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Belgian Psychological Society (BAPS).
5th May 2004, Brussels, Belgium.
Imbo, I., Szmalec, A., & Vandierendonck, A. Contributions of long-term memory to age-related increases in visuo-spatial working memory performance.
Paper presented at the IInd European Working Memory Symposium (EWOMS 2004).
22 - 24th April 2004, Beaune, France.
In 2003
De Rammelaere, S., Vandierendonck, A., & Imbo, I. How does working memory contribute to carrying in mental arithmetic?
Paper presented on the XIIIth meeting of the European Society of Cognitive Psychology (ESCOP 2003).
17 - 20th September 2003, Granada, Spain.
Imbo, I., Duverne, S., & Lemaire, P. Effects of working memory on strategic aspects of cognitive performance: Insights from arithmetic computational estimation.
Poster presented on the XIIIth meeting of the European Society of Cognitive Psychology (ESCOP 2003).
17 - 20th September 2003, Granada, Spain.
In 2002
De Rammelaere S. & Imbo, I. The role of working memory in the carry operation of mental arithmetic.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Belgian Psychological Society (BAPS).
9 - 11th April 2002, Leuven, Belgium.
