Mathematics instruction in Korean primary schools: Structures, processes, and a linguistic analysis of questioning

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 363-376

  Grow Maienza, Janice ^b   Hahn, Dae Dong ^a   Joo, Chul An ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85047682509     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.93.2.363     Document Type: Article

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