Understanding the structure of the set of rational numbers: A conceptual change approach

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 14, Issue 5 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 453-467

  Vamvakoussi, Xenia ^a   Vosniadou, Stella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Conceptual change; Density; Rational numbers

Indexed keywords

EID: 13844264296     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2004.06.013     Document Type: Article

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