Korean and Chinese Children Can Do Arithmetic with Three-Digit Numbers

question 102

Multiple Choice

Korean and Chinese children can do arithmetic with three-digit numbers with greater skill than American children. According to research, one of the most important factors explaining this difference is

• A)cultural influences on Piaget's sensorimotor stage.
• B)cultural influences on Vygotsky's social scripts.
• C)Asian language labels for the numbers eleven to nineteen.
• D)genetics.

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