Student performance in dealing with fractions

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 375-380

  Aksu, Meral ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 0346047306     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220671.1997.10544595     Document Type: Article

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