Proportional Reasoning in Young Children: The Parts and the Whole of It

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 309-317

  Sophian, Catherine ^a   Wood, Amy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031514345     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037//0022-0663.89.2.309     Document Type: Article

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