Origami Instruction in the Middle School Mathematics Classroom: Its Impact on Spatial Visualization and Geometry Knowledge of Students

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Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1-12

  Boakes, Norma J ^a  

^a RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

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EID: 84865031757     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19404476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19404476.2009.11462060     Document Type: Article

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