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Mathematics and the Spanish-Speaking Student.

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Castellanos, Gloria G. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1980

Three differences between the mathematics training of students from Spanish-speaking countries and that typical for pupils in the United States are discussed. (MP)

Descriptors: Algorithms, Cultural Differences, Division, Elementary Education

Drawings for Story Problems: Practices in Japan and the United States.

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Shigematsu, Keiichi; Sowder, Larry – Arithmetic Teacher, 1994

Compares the practice of using drawings in story problems in Japan and the United States and includes recommendations for teachers in the United States. (Contains 14 references.) (MKR)

Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Diagrams, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics