Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ386055
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Publication Date: 1988
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The Implication of String Figures for American Indian Mathematics Education.
Moore, Charles G.
Journal of American Indian Education, v28 n1 p16-26 Oct 1988
Suggests that the invention and construction of traditional American Indian string figures possess elements associated with mathematical thought: logic-intuition, generality-individuality, and analysis-synthesis. Contains 16 references and several historical observations of string figures. (SV)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Cognitive Development, Ethnology, Folk Culture, Games
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Language: English
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