Role of Context in Risk-Based Reasoning

Mathematical Thinking and Learning

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 322-345

  Pratt, Dave ^a   Ainley, Janet ^b   Kent, Phillip ^a   Levinson, Ralph ^a   Yogui, Cristina ^a   Kapadia, Ramesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84859049107     PISSN: 10986065     EISSN: 15327833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10986065.2011.608346     Document Type: Article

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