Finding and using patterns in linear generalising problems

Stacey, Kaye·1989·Educational Studies in Mathematics

DOI 10.1007/bf00579460

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Authors: Stacey, K.
Venue: Educational Studies in Mathematics
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 1989-05
Volume: 20
Issue: 2
Pages: 147-164
ISSN: 0013-1954 (ISSN-L)
1573-0816
DOI: 10.1007/bf00579460
OpenAlex: W2035536409
Cited by: 255
References: 0
FWCI: 0.00
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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