Making sense of realistic word problems: Portraying working class 'failure' on a division with remainder problem

International Journal of Research and Method in Education

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-169

  Cooper, Barry ^a,b   Harries, Tony ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27944488015     PISSN: 1743727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01406720500256228     Document Type: Review

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