Computer Use and Visualization in Students' Construction of Reflection and Rotation Concepts

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 352-358

  Dixon, Juli K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 0042740006     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.1997.tb17376.x     Document Type: Article

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