Elementary and middle grade students' constructions of typicality

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-254

  Leavy, Aisling M ^a   Middleton, James A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data and statistics; Elementary students; Mathematical thinking; Middle grade students; Statistical reasoning; Typicality

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053177332     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmathb.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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