The Development of Students' Algebraic Thinking in Earlier Grades: A Cross-Cultural Comparative Perspective

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-14

  Cai, Jinfa ^a   Lew, Hee Chanh ^b   Morries, Anne ^a   Moyer, John C ^c   Ng, Swee Fong ^d   Schmittau, Jean ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Korea National University of Education   (South Korea)

^c MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^e BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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