Reducing abstraction level when learning abstract algebra concepts

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-90

  Hazzan, Orit ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

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EID: 0001904876     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003780613628     Document Type: Article

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