Children's understanding of the principles of covariation and compensation in part-whole relationships

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-40

  Irwin, Kathryn C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 21844521945     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/749195     Document Type: Article

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