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ERIC Number: EJ260185
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Feb
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The Development of Mathematical Knowledge in Two West African Societies.
Posner, Jill K.
Child Development, v53 n1 p200-08 Feb 1982
Investigates development of mathematical concepts among West African children from an agricultural tribe (Baoule) and a merchant society (Dioula). Baoule and Dioula children at three age levels participated: Preschoolers, 5-6 years; 7- to 8-year-olds with one year of school; and schooled and unschooled 9- to 10-year-olds. Experimental tasks covered several systems of mathematical thought. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Children, Concept Formation, Cultural Differences, Educational Experience, Foreign Countries, Mathematical Concepts, Socioeconomic Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Baoule; Concept Acquisition; Dioula; Ivory Coast