Cultural Change and Mathematical Thought.

Tanner, R.; Trown, E. Anne

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ERIC Number: EJ222928

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Publication Date: 1979-Nov

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Cultural Change and Mathematical Thought.

Tanner, R.; Trown, E. Anne

British Journal of Educational Psychology, v49 pt3 p239-48 Nov 1979

Mathematical tasks calling for relational thinking were given to 60 children of Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi origin who had spent their school lives in England, 60 who had arrived within the past 3 years, and 60 British children. Differences in the ability to abstract, hypothesize, and generalize were studied. (KC)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adolescents, Children, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Ethnomathematics, Generalization, Hypothesis Testing, Language Acquisition, Mathematical Concepts, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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