The role of operation sense in transitions from arithmetic to algebraic thought

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 251-274

  Slavit, David ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 54649084346     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003602322232     Document Type: Conference Paper

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