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Number Conservation in Two West African Societies.

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Posner, Jill K.; Baroody, Arthur J. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1979

Examines the effects of cultural and educational variables on the development of number conservation among Baoule (agricultural group) children and Dioula (merchant group) children. Results suggest that both school and a merchant culture provide for acquisition of a mature number concept, supporting the "functional learning systems"…

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept), Conventional Instruction