Elementary students' construction and coordination of units in an area setting

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 564-581

  Reynolds, Anne ^a   Wheatley, Grayson H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21444446909     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/749848     Document Type: Article

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