Exploring the origins, uses, and interactions of student intuitions: Comparing the lengths of paths

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 478-504

  Chiu, Ming Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 21344462755     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/749878     Document Type: Review

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