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Are Intuitive Rules Universal?

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This paper presents a cross-cultural study on the intuitive rules theory. The study was conducted in Australia (with aboriginal children) in Taiwan and in Israel. Our findings indicate that Taiwanese and Australian Aboriginal students, much like Israeli ones, provided incorrect responses, most of which were in line with the intuitive rules. Also, developmental trends were found to be similar yet differences were found with regard to the rate of developmental change.

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    Ruth Stavy, Reuven Babai, Pessia Tsamir, Dina Tirosh, Fou-Lai Lin & Campbell McRobbie

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Stavy, R., Babai, R., Tsamir, P. et al. Are Intuitive Rules Universal?. Int J Sci Math Educ 4, 417–436 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-005-9012-9

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