Understanding mathematics textbooks through reader-oriented theory

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-63

  Weinberg, Aaron ^a   Wiesner, Emilie ^a  

^a ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Content area reading; Mathematics education; Reader oriented theory; Textbooks

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650182213     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-010-9264-3     Document Type: Article

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