Teaching and learning number sense - An intervention study of fifth grade students in Taiwan

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 115-134

  Yang, Der Ching ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Benchmarks; Control class; Estimation; Experimental class; Number sense

Indexed keywords

EID: 10044225130     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026164808929     Document Type: Review

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