The use, nature and purposes of measurement in intermediate-level occupations

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 737-746

  Bakker, Arthur ^a   Wijers, Monica ^a   Jonker, Vincent ^a   Akkerman, Sanne ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Measurement; Occupations; Tool mediation; Vocational education; Workplace mathematics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862501899     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11858-011-0328-3     Document Type: Article

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