MATHEMATICS IN MIND, BRAIN, AND EDUCATION: A NEO-PIAGETIAN APPROACH

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 647-667

  Norton, Anderson ^a   Deater Deckard, Kirby ^a  

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

Author keywords

educational technology; fractions; mathematics education; neuroscience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901979203     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: 15731774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-014-9512-6     Document Type: Article

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