The Development of Mental Addition as a Function of Schooling and Culture.

Ginsburg, Herbert P.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1981-Jun

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The Development of Mental Addition as a Function of Schooling and Culture.

Ginsburg, Herbert P.; And Others

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, v12 n2 p163-78 Jun 1981

Investigated the development of informal addition in Dioula (A Moslem ethnic group from West Africa) from childhood to adulthood and the effect of schooling on mental arithmetic. Compares these data with results from a study of children from the United States. (MK)

Descriptors: Addition, Cultural Differences, Developmental Tasks, Mathematics Education, Mental Computation, Nonformal Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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