Students' reasoning with reversible multiplicative relationships

Cognition and Instruction

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 383-432

  Hackenberg, Amy J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77958049086     PISSN: 07370008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370008.2010.511565     Document Type: Article

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