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ERIC Number: EJ348471
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Mathematics Achievement as a Function of Language.
Miura, Irene T.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v79 n1 p79-82 Mar 1987
This study attempts to understand the American and Japanese cultural and ethnic differences in student's mathematics scores from the perspective of differential cognitive organization of number resulting from differences in primary-language characteristics. The relation between cognitive representation of number and mathematics achievement are investigated as well. (Author/JAZ)
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, English, Ethnomathematics, Grade 1, Grade 2, Japanese, Japanese Americans, Language Role, Mathematics Achievement, Numbers, Primary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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