The effects of cooperative learning on preschoolers' mathematics problem-solving ability

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 325-340

  Tarim, Kamuran ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cooperative learning; Preschoolers; Problem solving; Verbal problem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866017599     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-009-9197-x     Document Type: Article

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