Working with a round turtle: The development of angle/rotation concepts under restricted feedback conditions

Computers and Education

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-33

  Simmons, Malcolm ^a   Cope, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0007170392     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1315(96)00033-4     Document Type: Article

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