Spontaneous meta-arithmetic as a first step toward school algebra

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 51-52, Issue , 2012, Pages 45-65

  Caspi, Shai ^a   Sfard, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Algebraic discourse; Communication; Development; Elementary algebra; Generalization; Meta arithmetic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859270114     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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