From fractions to proportional reasoning: A cognitive schemes of operation approach

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-179

  Nabors, Wanda K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive schemes; Fractions; Proportional reasoning; Teaching experiment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041426444     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-3123(03)00018-X     Document Type: Article

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