A longitudinal study of the development of mathematics strategies and underlying counting schemes

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-24

  Biddlecomb, Barry ^a   Carr, Martha ^b  

^a GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

constructivism; elementary school; mathematics; schemes; strategies; theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649906266     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: 15731774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-010-9202-y     Document Type: Article

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