Practice Makes Perfect: A Key Belief in China

New ICMI Study Series

Volumn 9, Issue , 2006, Pages 129-138

  Li, Shiqi ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 85067974638     PISSN: 13876872     EISSN: 22151745     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-29723-5_8     Document Type: Chapter

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