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Title European and Chinese cognitive styles and their impact on teaching mathematics / Filippo Spagnolo and Benedetto Di Paola (eds.)
Published Berlin : Springer Verlag, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 267 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Studies in computational intelligence, 1860-949X ; v. 277
Studies in computational intelligence ; v. 277.
Contents A General Framework and Theoretical References -- The Chinese Written Language as Tool for a Possible Historical and Epistemological Reflections on the Mathematics and the Impact of Teaching/Learning of Mathematics -- The Meta-rules between Natural Language and History of Mathematics -- Common Sense and Fuzzy Logic -- The Experimental Epistemology as a Tool to Observe and Preview Teaching/Learning Phenomena -- Strategy and Tactics in the Chinese and European Culture: Chess and Weich'i -- Rhythm and Natural Language in the Chinese and European Culture -- Conclusions
Summary The book provides strong evidence that research on the cognitive processes from arithmetic thought to algebraic thought should take into consideration the socio-cultural context. It is an important contribution to the literature on linguistic structure in comparative studies related to Chinese student mathematics learning. This book not only makes a great contribution to research in mathematics education, the findings of this study also addressed insightful approaches and thoughts of understanding the development of algebraic thinking in cultural contexts for classroom teachers. Using written Chinese language from different theoretical references provided wonderful approaches for understanding student algebra cognitive development in a different way and calls educators for to pay special attention to an epistemological and linguistic view of algebraic development. The findings inform classroom teachers that the cultural context plays an important role in student learning mathematics. A typical analysis of the cognitive dimension involved in some in the historical and cultural contexts is a great resource for classroom teachers. I really enjoyed reading this book and learned a lot from its compelling analysis. Shuhua An, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Program in Mathematics Education, California State University, Long Beach
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- Psychological aspects.
Cognition.
Cognition
cognition.
Ingénierie.
Cognition
Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- Psychological aspects
Chinesischer Schüler
Italienischer Schüler
Mathematikunterricht
Kognitives Lernen
Soziokultureller Faktor
Form Electronic book
Author Spagnolo, Filippo, 1948-
Di Paola, Benedetto
ISBN 9783642116803
3642116809
1280003464
9781280003462
9783642116797
3642116795
9786613511775
6613511773