Teaching addition and subtraction to first graders: A Chinese perspective

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-272

  Zhou, Zheng ^a   Peverly, Stephen T ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

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EID: 16244363080     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20077     Document Type: Article

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