Language and culture in mathematical cognition /

Language and Culture in Mathematical Cognition, Fourth Edition focuses on the role of linguistic and cultural factors in math cognition and development. It covers a wide range of topics, including analogical mapping in numerical development, arithmetic fact retrieval in the bilingual brain, cross-cu...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Berch, Daniel B. (Editor), Geary, David C. (Editor), Mann Koepke, Kathleen (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, [2018]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Mathematical cognition and learning ; v. 4.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Language and Culture in Mathematical Cognition, Fourth Edition focuses on the role of linguistic and cultural factors in math cognition and development. It covers a wide range of topics, including analogical mapping in numerical development, arithmetic fact retrieval in the bilingual brain, cross-cultural comparisons of mathematics achievement, the shaping of numerical processing by number word construction, the influence of Head Start programs, the mathematical skills of children with specific language impairments, the role of culture and language in creating associations between number and space, and electrophysiological studies of linguistic traces in core knowledge at the neural level.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780128125755
0128125756