Argumentation and conceptualization in context: A case study on sunshadows in primary school

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 39, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 89-110

  Douek, Nadia ^a  

^a NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Conceptualization; Context; Geometrical modelling; Primary school; Sunshadows

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042505472     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003800814251     Document Type: Article

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