Computational estimation skill of college students

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 483-499

  Hanson, Sheri A ^a,b   Hogan, Thomas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Aptitude and abilities; College university; Estimation; Number sense; Testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044518821     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/749654     Document Type: Article

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