A developmental scale of mental computation with part-whole numbers

Mathematics Education Research Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 69-86

  Callingham, Rosemary ^a   Watson, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

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EID: 78651484418     PISSN: 10332170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03217396     Document Type: Article

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