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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2014 Regional Conference and Exposition: Houston, Texas

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292- Statue of Liberty to Taj Mahal: Comparing Indian and U.S. Math Education

Friday, November 21, 2014: 3:30 PM-4:30 PM
310 BE (George R. Brown Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Rupam Saran


Motivated by the idea of adaptation, accommodation, and modification, this study explores salient features of K–8 mathematics curricula of urban schools and sociocultural dynamics in India that might enable culturally and linguistically different (CLD) Indian students to make sense of the mathematics taught in New York City Schools and perform better.

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