Developing ratio and proportion schemes: A story of a fifth grader

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 216-236

  Lo, Jane Jane ^a   Watanabe, Tad ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21744455077     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/749762     Document Type: Article

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