Profiles of algebraic competence

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 354-367

  Humberstone, Judi ^a   Reeve, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algebra knowledge states; Algebraic competence; Conceptual change; Mathematics learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 43649091023     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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