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Peer reviewedChevallard, Yves – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1990
Reviewed is a book, "Mathematics Education and Culture," which was a special issue of this journal in 1988. Questioned are some of the current tenets about the meaning and significance of the concept "culture" for a theory of mathematics education. Calls for an open scientific debate, unfettered by moral and ideological prejudices and fashionable…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedCrawford, Kathryn – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1990
Described are the difficulties encountered in a bicultural educational context by Australian Aboriginals. Theoretical perspectives, the social context for mathematics communication, and the use of educational software are discussed. Suggestions for overcoming social difficulties in mathematics are provided. (CW)
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewedGriffin, Peg; And Others – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1992
Reports on a study of 12 U.S. and Russian elementary students working with a mathematics computer software program. Finds that students working together learned the program's concepts faster. Discusses implications of the findings and the significance of sociohistorical frameworks on cognitive processes. (CFR)
Descriptors: Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Computer Software
