Arithmetic word problem solving: A situation strategy first framework

Developmental Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 92-107

  Brissiaud, Rémi ^a   Sander, Emmanuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 8   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; VOCABULARY;

EID: 72249111127     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00866.x     Document Type: Article

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