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Book Title: Mathematics As A Constructive Activity: Learners Generating ...
Number of Pages: 244 Pages
Publication Name: Mathematics As a Constructive Activity : Learners Generating Examples
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Item Height: 0.5 in
Subject: Communication Studies, Educational Psychology, Study & Teaching, General, Teaching Methods & Materials / Mathematics
Publication Year: 2005
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Anne Watson, John Mason
Subject Area: Education, Mathematics, Language Arts & Disciplines
Item Width: 6.5 in
Series: Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Ser.
Format: Uk-B Format Paperback
