Exploring test performance in mathematics: The questions children's answers raise

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 203-224

  Kazemi, Elham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's thinking; Interpreting problems; Mathematical performance; Testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036389646     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-3123(02)00118-9     Document Type: Article

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