Cross-cultural issues in linguistic, visual-quantitative, and written-numeric supports for mathematical thinking

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 793-808

  Fuson, Karen C ^a   Li, Yeping ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Addition; Cross cultural textbook analysis; Language effects; Learning supports; Subtraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862536590     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11858-009-0183-7     Document Type: Article

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