This $932,679 federal project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), supports research to uncover the cognitive foundations of children's mathematical and probabilistic reasoning abilities across cultures. Led by the University of California, Berkeley, the project will first characterize indigenous methods for arithmetic and then test Tsimane' children's understanding of probability to determine if probabilistic thinking is a shared human ability. The research aims to create a rigorous theory of how mathematical knowledge develops with schooling, culture, and cognitive development. By studying a population with limited formal mathematics education, the project seeks to disentangle the roles of culture and human nature in mathematical learning and identify promising targets for future educational innovations. The award has an anticipated completion date of August 2029.
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