How structure sense for algebraic expressions or equations is related to structure sense for abstract algebra

Mathematics Education Research Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-104

  Novotná, Jarmila ^a   Hoch, Maureen ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 70349646498     PISSN: 10332170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03217479     Document Type: Article

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