There is more to discourse than meets the ears: Looking at thinking as communicating to learn more about mathematical learning

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 46, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 13-57

  Sfard, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 0010503968     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1014097416157     Document Type: Article

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