Investigating gender differences in third-graders' strategies for solving math problems

International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 151-158

  Wakefield, Alice P ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Elementary Math Strategies; Gender Differences; Third Grade Math

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051501204     PISSN: 18331882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18848/1833-1882/CGP/v01i05/53026     Document Type: Article

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