Transitions among different symbolic generalizations by algebra beginners in a computer intensive environment

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-71

  Tabach, Michal ^a   Arcavi, Abraham ^a   Hershkowitz, Rina ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Beginning algebra; Computerized environment; Long term study; Symbolic representations

Indexed keywords

EID: 48449083071     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-008-9125-5     Document Type: Article

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