Solution spaces of multiple-solution connecting tasks as a mirror of the development of mathematics teachers’ knowledge

Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-251

  Leikin, Roza ^a   Levav Waynberg, Anat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 85011452718     PISSN: 14926156     EISSN: 19424051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14926150802304464     Document Type: Article

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