Connecting Cultures with Mathematics: A Study on Incorporating Indigenous Papuan Cultural Contexts to Mitigate Errors in Solving Math Word Problems.
Research has shown that Indigenous students often perform poorly in traditional math classes because the Western approach to mathematics is often not aligned with their cultural ways of learning and problem-solving. This study examined the Indigenous West Papuan students' cognitive styles and their...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Intercultural Studies Vol. 46; no. 5; pp. 831 - 856 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct2025
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