‘Don’t think in your head, think aloud’: Ict and exploratory talk in the primary school mathematics classroom

Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-100

  Monaghan, Frank ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85016105348     PISSN: 14794802     EISSN: 17540178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14794800008520147     Document Type: Article

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