Using Sociocultural Theory to Teach Mathematics: A Vygotskian Perspective

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 404-416

  Steele, Diana F ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 52149117890     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2001.tb17876.x     Document Type: Article

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