An analysis of young children's strategies and use of devices for length measurement

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 329-347

  Boulton Lewis, Gillian M ^a   Wilss, Lynn A ^b   Mutch, Sue L ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030240547     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-3123(96)90009-7     Document Type: Article

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