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Peer reviewedHoosain, Rumjahn – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1986
With reference to Chinese language and its unique orthography, evidence for language-related differences in manners of information processing is reviewed. These differences include visual form perception, manipulation of numbers, and memory versus manipulation and elaboration of verbal information. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Chinese, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Influences, Language
Peer reviewedCarraher, Terezinha Nunes – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1986
Deals with knowledge of scalar transformations among Brazilian students and construction foremen. Compares students' mathematical experience to foremen's. Reports study on students' and foremen's performance in solving scale drawing problems. Discusses aspects of relationship between learning mathematical procedures in school and daily life and…
Descriptors: Blueprints, Construction Industry, Foreign Countries, Grade 7
