Knowledge and confidence of pre-service mathematics teachers: The case of fraction division

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 833-843

  Li, Yeping ^a   Kulm, Gerald ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70450198731     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11858-008-0148-2     Document Type: Article

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