Heuristic training and performance in elementary mathematical problem solving

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 374-380

  Hohn, Robert L ^a   Frey, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary mathematics instruction; Heuristics in mathematics; Mathematical problem solving

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036660761     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220670209596612     Document Type: Article

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