Education 52 - The Mathematical Brain:Education and Development

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Dartmouth College

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09W, 10W: 2A Using new discoveries involving animals, infants, children and adults, we examine how mathematical competencies emerge over development and to what extent our brains have been shaped by evolution to process numerical information. We uncover how mathematical abilities are organized in the brain and critically evaluate how scientific insights into the developing mathematical brain inform early math education and remediation. Evidence for gender differences in math, cross-cultural differences in math achievement and education, national standards for math education, and issues surrounding the translation from research into math education policy are also explored. Open to all classes. Dist: SOC. Temple.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dartmouth.edu

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(603) 646-1110

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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