Strategy Development in Children with Mathematical Disabilities: Insights from the Choice/No-Choice Method and the Chronological-Age/Ability-Level-Match Design

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-131

  Torbeyns, Joke ^a,c   Verschaffel, Lieven ^b   Ghesquière, Pol ^b  

^a FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Ctr Instructional Psychol/Technol   (Belgium)

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EID: 1642618596     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00222194040370020301     Document Type: Article

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