Broadening the horizon: Toddlers' strategies for learning mathematics

International Journal of Early Years Education

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-84

  Björklund, Camilla ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Learning; Mathematics; Strategies; Toddlers; Variation theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959898361     PISSN: 09669760     EISSN: 14698463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669761003661246     Document Type: Article

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