The co-construction of arguments by middle-school students

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 138-149

  Mueller, Mary F ^a  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Co construction; Collaboration; Justification; Mathematical autonomy; Mathematics education; Problem solving; Reasoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350137945     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmathb.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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