Linguistic influence on mathematical development is specific rather than pervasive: revisiting the Chinese number advantage in Chinese and English children

The relative linguistic transparency of the Asian counting system has been used to explain Asian students' relative superiority in cross-cultural comparisons of mathematics achievement. To test the validity and extent of linguistic transparency in accounting for mathematical abilities, this stu...

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Auteurs principaux: Mark, W, Dowker, A
Format: Journal article
Publié: Frontiers Media 2016