The role of relational reasoning in children's addition concepts

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 227-246

  Farrington Flint, Lee ^a   Canobi, Katherine H ^b   Wood, Clare ^c   Faulkner, Dorothy ^d  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^d OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34548455907     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151006X108406     Document Type: Article

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