Equivalence in Symbolic and Nonsymbolic Contexts: Benefits of Solving Problems With Manipulatives

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-100

  Sherman, Jody ^a   Bisanz, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

equal sign; equivalence; mapping; mathematical symbols

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849128815     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013156     Document Type: Article

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