Interpreting Middle School Students' Proportional Reasoning Strategies: Observations From Preservice Teachers

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 88-105

  Hines, Ellen ^a   McMahon, Mary T ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 70449558104     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2005.tb18041.x     Document Type: Article

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