Behind the scenes of pseudo-proportionality

International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 313-324

  Modestou, Modestina ^a   Elia, Iliada ^a   Gagatsis, Athanasios ^a   Spanoudis, Giorgos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Area; Geometrical problem solving; Linear model; Pseudo proportionality; Volume

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549114184     PISSN: 0020739X     EISSN: 14645211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207390701691541     Document Type: Article

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