The more it changes, the more it becomes the same: The development of the routine of shape identification in dynamic geometry environment

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 51-52, Issue , 2012, Pages 28-44

  Sinclair, Nathalie ^a   Moss, Joan ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b OISE ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Discourse; Dynamic geometry environments; Geometry; Primary school

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859268153     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

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