Understanding the concepts of proportion and ratio constructed by two grade six students

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 271-292

  Singh, Parmjit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Mathematics learning; Mathematics understanding; Multiplicative reasoning; Proportion; Proportional reasoning; Ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749086530     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011976904850     Document Type: Article

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