Children's responses to contrasting 'realistic' mathematics problems: Just how realistic are children ready to be?

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-23

  Cooper, Barry ^a   Harries, Tony ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0345424649     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016013332659     Document Type: Article

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