Manipulatives and number sentences in computer aided arithmetic word problem solving

Instructional Science

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 459-476

  Stellingwerf, Berend P ^a   Van Lieshout, Ernest C D M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arithmetic word problem; Solving and computer aided instruction; Special education

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033422202     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00891974     Document Type: Article

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