Constructivism and peer collaboration in elementary mathematics education: The connection to epistemology

Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 381-386

  Gupta, Anoop ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Mathematics education; Peer collaboration

Indexed keywords

EID: 63749093517     PISSN: 13058215     EISSN: 13058223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12973/ejmste/75364     Document Type: Article

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