The inverse relation between multiplication and division: Concepts, procedures, and a cognitive framework

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 409-428

  Robinson, Katherine M ^a   LeFevre, Jo Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concepts; Mathematical inversion; Multiplication and division; Strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857048058     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-011-9330-5     Document Type: Article

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