School mathematics and creativity at the elementary and middle-grade levels: How are they related?

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 227-238

  Tabach, Michal ^a   Friedlander, Alex ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

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EID: 84892859580     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11858-012-0471-5     Document Type: Article

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