Students' mathematical noticing

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 809-850

  Lobato, Joanne ^a,b   Hohensee, Charles ^a,b   Rhodehamel, Bohdan ^a,b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Algebraic reasoning; Discourse practices; Linear functions; Noticing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887924939     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5951/jresematheduc.44.5.0809     Document Type: Article

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