A microgenetic study of simple division

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 156-162

  Robinson, Katherine M ^a   Dubé, Adam K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arithmetic; Division; Microgenetic; Strategy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 54549099401     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1196-1961.62.3.156     Document Type: Article

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