Spurious correlations in mathematical thinking

Cognition and Instruction

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 253-275

  Ben Zeev, Talia ^a   Star, Jon R ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0011769472     PISSN: 07370008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S1532690XCI1903_1     Document Type: Article

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