Concrete instantiations of mathematics: A double-edged sword

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 90-93

  Kaminski, Jennifer A ^a   Sloutsky, Vladimir M ^a   Heckler, Andrew F ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 62749180192     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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