The splitting loope

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 386-416

  Wilkins, Jesse L M ^a   Norton, Anderson ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Fractions; Knowledge; Middle grades, 5 8; Non parametric methods; Piaget

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961046665     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5951/jresematheduc.42.4.0386     Document Type: Article

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