Preservice teachers' understandings of the relation between a fraction or integer and its decimal expansion: Strength and stability of belief

Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 129-159

  Weller, Kirk ^a   Arnon, Ilana ^b   Dubinsky, Ed ^b  

^a FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 79959510316     PISSN: 14926156     EISSN: 19424051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14926156.2011.570612     Document Type: Article

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