The role of task format, mathematics knowledge, and creative thinking on the Arithmetic Problem Posing of prospective elementary school teachers

Mathematics Education Research Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-24

  Leung, Shukkwan S ^a   Silver, Edward A ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0008390593     PISSN: 10332170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03217299     Document Type: Article

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