Young Mathematicians at Work: Constructing Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
- ISBN-10
- 0325003556
- ISBN-13
- 9780325003559
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 170
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Heinemann Educational Books
- Authors
- Catherine Twomey Fosnot, Maarten Ludovicus Antonius Marie Dolk
Description
In this third volume in a series of three, Fosnot and Dolk focus on how children in grades 5-8 construct their knowledge of fractions, decimals, and percents.
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