Preservice teachers' understanding and representation of fractions in a javabars environment

Mathematics Education Research Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 234-253

  Chinnappan, Mohan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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EID: 37549015308     PISSN: 10332170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03217087     Document Type: Article

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