Supporting Students' Constructions of the Splitting Operation

Cognition and Instruction

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-28

  Norton, Anderson ^a   Wilkins, Jesse L M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84872534219     PISSN: 07370008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370008.2012.742085     Document Type: Article

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