Pedagogical representations to teach linear relations in Chinese and U.S. classrooms: Parallel or hierarchical?

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-165

  Huang, Rongjin ^a   Cai, Jinfa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross national studies; Mathematical task; Mathematical thinking; Mathematics education in China; Pedagogical representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954735903     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmathb.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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