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Comment by greentxt

"ask whether, in the urban Indian context, the arithmetic skills that are used in market transactions transfer to the more abstract maths skills taught in school."

I have a hard time with this notion of 2 different maths. I wonder if it is specific to the "urban Indian context" as the authors seem to suggest in their literature review -- I didn't pursue their references. Intuitive math that is not associated with memorization sounds like g.

parent greentxt 1 year ago

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