Delayed benefits of learning elementary algebraic transformations through contrasted comparisons

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 33, Issue , 2014, Pages 131-146

  Ziegler, Esther ^a   Stern, Elsbeth ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Algebra learning; Comparison; Concept knowledge; Contrasting; Mathematical knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901442037     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2014.04.006     Document Type: Article

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