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Peer reviewedRosin, R. Thomas – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1984
This study of one part of the cognitive system of an illiterate Indian (his method of enumeration, computation, and evaluation) demonstrates the sophisticated conceptualization of which he is capable, independent of a writing system. (Author/CMG)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes, Computation, Concept Formation
