Mathematical reasoning: Adults' ability to make the inductive-deductive distinction

Cognition and Instruction

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 79-118

  Morris, Anne K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 0038284952     PISSN: 07370008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S1532690XCI2001_4     Document Type: Article

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