Learning to estimate in the mathematics classroom: A conversation-analytic approach

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 334-356

  Forrester, Michael A ^a   Pike, Christopher D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classroom interaction; Conversation analysis; Estimation; Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 22044442243     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/749793     Document Type: Article

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