The study of number sense: Realistic activities integrated into third-grade math classes in Taiwan

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 379-392

  Yang, Der Ching ^a   Wu, Wan Ru ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Happy Public Elementary School   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

number sense; realistic activities; Taiwan; teaching and learning; third grade

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956022232     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220670903383010     Document Type: Article

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