Can children construct inverse relations in arithmetic? Evidence for individual differences in the development of conceptual understanding and computational skill

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 301-316

  Gilmore, Camilla K ^a   Bryant, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67349268199     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151007X236007     Document Type: Article

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