Mathematical knowledge for teaching and task unfolding: An exploratory study

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 247-278

  Charalambous, Charalambos Y ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77749302193     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/648978     Document Type: Article

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