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An Analysis of Problem-Posing Tasks in Chinese and US Elementary Mathematics Textbooks

Cai, Jinfa, Jiang, Chunlian·2017·International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education
DOI 10.1007/s10763-016-9758-2
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Authors
Cai, J., & Jiang, C.
Venue
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2016-07-30
Volume
15
Issue
8
Pages
1521-1540
ISSN
  • 1571-0068
  • 1573-1774
DOI
10.1007/s10763-016-9758-2
Cited by
96
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0
Language
en
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (unspecified)
Funders
U.S. National Sciences Foundation (DRL-1008536)

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