Information structuring - a new way of perceiving the content of learning

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 204-217

  Singer, Mihaela ^a  

^a Institute for Educational Sciences   (Romania)

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EID: 45049084144     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02655672     Document Type: Article

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