Using what matters to students in bilingual mathematics problems

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 305-328

  Domínguez, Higinio ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilingualism; Elementary mathematics; Everyday experiences; Languaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952627202     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-010-9284-z     Document Type: Article

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