ARE SOME LANGUAGES MORE MATHEMATICALLY PREFERRED FOR COUNTING PURPOSES?

Hartono Tjoe

ARE SOME LANGUAGES MORE MATHEMATICALLY PREFERRED FOR COUNTING PURPOSES?

Division of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (Berks)

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Abstract

Language complexity and mathematics performance have been linked together in earlier studies researching effective pedagogical practices for teaching early number sense to young children. Though the choice of language is usually dependent on that of a child’s parents or caregivers, little is known about whether there might be any advantage when it comes to learning numbers and numerals for those who are given a choice of language. This study examines the presence of mathematical preferences of adults in their evaluation of invented languages. The results reveal that languages with a simpler, predictable numeral system structure are considered mathematically preferable to the extent that each number word can be easily associated with a distinct symbol and place value in the corresponding numeral system.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 44th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2021
Editors	Maitree Inprasitha, Narumon Changsri, Nisakorn Boonsena
Publisher	Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME)
Pages	145-152
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9786169383031
State	Published - 2021
Event	44th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, PME 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: Jul 19 2021 → Jul 22 2021

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
Volume	4
ISSN (Print)	0771-100X
ISSN (Electronic)	2790-3648

Conference

Conference	44th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, PME 2021
City	Virtual, Online
Period	7/19/21 → 7/22/21

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Mathematics (miscellaneous)
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Education

Cite this

Tjoe, H. (2021). ARE SOME LANGUAGES MORE MATHEMATICALLY PREFERRED FOR COUNTING PURPOSES? In M. Inprasitha, N. Changsri, & N. Boonsena (Eds.), Proceedings of the 44th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2021 (pp. 145-152). (Proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education; Vol. 4). Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME).

Tjoe, Hartono. / ARE SOME LANGUAGES MORE MATHEMATICALLY PREFERRED FOR COUNTING PURPOSES?. Proceedings of the 44th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2021. editor / Maitree Inprasitha ; Narumon Changsri ; Nisakorn Boonsena. Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME), 2021. pp. 145-152 (Proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education).

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Tjoe, H 2021, ARE SOME LANGUAGES MORE MATHEMATICALLY PREFERRED FOR COUNTING PURPOSES? in M Inprasitha, N Changsri & N Boonsena (eds), Proceedings of the 44th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2021. Proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, vol. 4, Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME), pp. 145-152, 44th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, PME 2021, Virtual, Online, 7/19/21.

ARE SOME LANGUAGES MORE MATHEMATICALLY PREFERRED FOR COUNTING PURPOSES? / Tjoe, Hartono.
Proceedings of the 44th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2021. ed. / Maitree Inprasitha; Narumon Changsri; Nisakorn Boonsena. Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME), 2021. p. 145-152 (Proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education; Vol. 4).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution