Mathematical problem solving: The roles of exemplar, schema, and relational representations

The Handbook of Mathematical Cognition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 379-395

  Dixon, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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