The influence of reasoning with emergent quantities on students' generalizations

Cognition and Instruction

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 439-478

  Ellis, Amy B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 38349035803     PISSN: 07370008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370000701632397     Document Type: Article

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