Teaching realistic mathematical modeling in the elementary school: A teaching experiment with fifth graders

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 577-601

  Verschaffel, Lieven ^a,b   De Corte, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

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EID: 21944441450     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/749692     Document Type: Article

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