Training teachers to teach probability

Journal of Statistics Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Batanero, Carmen ^a   Godino, Juan D ^a   Roa, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

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EID: 2942711470     PISSN: 10691898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10691898.2004.11910715     Document Type: Article

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