Mathematics in the Mende Culture: Its General Implication for Mathematics Teaching.

Bockarie, Alex

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Publication Date: 1993

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Mathematics in the Mende Culture: Its General Implication for Mathematics Teaching.

Bockarie, Alex

School Science and Mathematics, v93 n4 p208-11 Apr 1993

Mathematics that exists in the Mende culture, an African tribe in Sierra Leone, includes counting, computation, ratios, fractions, forecasting games, and mathematical applications. Presents The Mende representations of these concepts and discusses implications of their integration into mathematics teaching. (MDH)

Descriptors: African Culture, Computation, Cultural Context, Elementary Education, Estimation (Mathematics), Ethnomathematics, Fractions, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Ratios (Mathematics), Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sierra Leone

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