Language and Counting: Some Recent Results.

Bell, Garry

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ERIC Number: EJ464650

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Publication Date: 1990

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Language and Counting: Some Recent Results.

Bell, Garry

Mathematics Education Research Journal, v2 n1 p1-14 1990

The influence that number naming grammar has on the understandings of two-digit numbers and place value of kindergarten children of European and Asian background was examined. Results indicate that Asian verbal/numerical representation patterns naming tens and units in order may be associated with distinctive place value concepts that support sophisticated mental algorithms. (30 references) (MDH)

Descriptors: Computation, Concept Formation, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Language Styles, Language Usage, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Place Value, Sociolinguistics

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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