Reasoning-and-proving in school mathematics textbooks

Mathematical Thinking and Learning

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 258-288

  Stylianides, Gabriel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 70449125890     PISSN: 10986065     EISSN: 15327833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10986060903253954     Document Type: Article

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