International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education

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APA

Wang, J., Lin, E., Tanase, M., & Sas, M. (2008). Revisiting the Influence of Numerical Language Characteristics on Mathematics Achievement: Comparison among China, Romania, and U.S.. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 3(1), 24-46. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/216

Vancouver

Wang J, Lin E, Tanase M, Sas M. Revisiting the Influence of Numerical Language Characteristics on Mathematics Achievement: Comparison among China, Romania, and U.S.. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2008;3(1):24-46. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/216

AMA

Wang J, Lin E, Tanase M, Sas M. Revisiting the Influence of Numerical Language Characteristics on Mathematics Achievement: Comparison among China, Romania, and U.S.. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2008;3(1), 24-46. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/216

Chicago

Wang, Jian, Emily Lin, Madalina Tanase, and Midena Sas. "Revisiting the Influence of Numerical Language Characteristics on Mathematics Achievement: Comparison among China, Romania, and U.S.". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education 2008 3 no. 1 (2008): 24-46. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/216

Harvard

Wang, J., Lin, E., Tanase, M., and Sas, M. (2008). Revisiting the Influence of Numerical Language Characteristics on Mathematics Achievement: Comparison among China, Romania, and U.S.. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 3(1), pp. 24-46. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/216

MLA

Wang, Jian et al. "Revisiting the Influence of Numerical Language Characteristics on Mathematics Achievement: Comparison among China, Romania, and U.S.". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, vol. 3, no. 1, 2008, pp. 24-46. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/216