Supporting the development of algebraic thinking in middle school: A closer look at students' informal strategies

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 371-388

  Johanning, Debra I ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Algebra; Algebraic thinking; Guess and check; Middle school

Indexed keywords

EID: 10144249603     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmathb.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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