Locating negative decimals on the number line: Insights into the thinking of pre-service primary teachers

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 80-91

  Widjaja, Wanty ^a   Stacey, Kaye ^b   Steinle, Vicki ^b  

^a SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognition; Decimals; Misconception; Number line; Pre service teachers; Understanding

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951767503     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmathb.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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