Prospective Primary School Teachers’ Perception of Randomness

  1. Batanero, Carmen
  2. Arteaga, Pedro
  3. Serrano, Luis
  4. Ruiz, Blanca 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Granada
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    Universidad de Granada

    Granada, España

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Libro:
Advances in Mathematics Education

ISSN: 1869-4918 1869-4926

ISBN: 9789400771543 9789400771550

Año de publicación: 2014

Páginas: 345-366

Tipo: Capítulo de Libro

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7155-0_19 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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