Drawing on a computer algorithm to advance future teachers’ knowledge of real numbers: A case study of task design

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Drawing on a computer algorithm to advance future teachers’ knowledge of real numbers : A case study of task design. / Huo, Rongrong.

In: European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2023, p. 283-296.

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Huo, R 2023, 'Drawing on a computer algorithm to advance future teachers’ knowledge of real numbers: A case study of task design', European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 283-296. https://doi.org/10.30935/scimath/12640

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Huo, R. (2023). Drawing on a computer algorithm to advance future teachers’ knowledge of real numbers: A case study of task design. European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 11(2), 283-296. https://doi.org/10.30935/scimath/12640

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Huo R. Drawing on a computer algorithm to advance future teachers’ knowledge of real numbers: A case study of task design. European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. 2023;11(2):283-296. https://doi.org/10.30935/scimath/12640

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Huo, Rongrong. / Drawing on a computer algorithm to advance future teachers’ knowledge of real numbers : A case study of task design. In: European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. 2023 ; Vol. 11, No. 2. pp. 283-296.

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