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Peer reviewedWestby, Carol; Torres-Velasquez, Diane – Remedial and Special Education, 2000
Using a sociocultural framework, this article describes the importance of mediated learning and the difference between theoretical and empirical learning for developing scientific literacy. Components of scientific literacy are identified and a conceptual model adapted from ethnomathematics is used to demonstrate effects of theoretical learning on…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
