Commentary: Analogical reasoning and mathematical development

Mathematical and Analogical Reasoning of Young Learners

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 169-186

  Goswami, Usha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78149497110     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410610706     Document Type: Note

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