Avoiding misinterpretations of Piaget and Vygotsky: Mathematical teaching without learning, learning without teaching, or helpful learning-path teaching?

Cognitive Development

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 343-361

  Fuson, Karen C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 71549136461     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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