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Early experiences of great men and women mathematicians
Author(s) -
Fowler William
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.23219863207
Subject(s) - symbol (formal) , cognition , psychology , competence (human resources) , cognitive development , mathematics education , developmental psychology , cognitive science , cognitive psychology , social psychology , computer science , programming language , neuroscience
The early lives of great mathematicians were richly stimulated in symbol modes that generated semiautonomous cognitive systems capable of acquiring, processing, and originating vast complexities of abstract mathematical concepts. Rich early experiences may be a necessary condition for the full development of competence potentials.