Students' development of length concepts in a Logo-based unit on geometric paths

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 70-95

  Clements, Douglas H ^a   Battista, Michael T ^b   Sarama, Julie ^c   Swaminathan, Sudha ^d,f   McMillen, Sue ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^e D'YOUVILLE COLLEGE   (United States)

^f EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21444449863     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/749664     Document Type: Article

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