Developing mathematical problem solving skills

Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 278-291

  Abidin, B ^b   Hartley, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

CAL; Interface design; Learning environments; Mathematics education; Problem solving; Validation study

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032328265     PISSN: 02664909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2729.1998.144066.x-i1     Document Type: Article

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