What the Teacher's Hands Tell the Student's Mind about Math

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 720-730

  Goldin Meadow, Susan ^a   Kim, San ^b   Singer, Melissa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033269536     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.91.4.720     Document Type: Article

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