A teacher-centered approach to algebrafying elementary mathematics

Understanding Mathematics and Science Matters

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 99-126

  Kaput, James J ^a   Blanton, Maria L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781410612618     Document Type: Chapter

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