Understanding graphicacy :students' making sense of graphics in mathematics assessment tasks

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Lowrie, Tom, Diezmann, Carmel and Logan, Tracy. (2011). Understanding graphicacy :students' making sense of graphics in mathematics assessment tasks. International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning.
AuthorsLowrie, Tom, Diezmann, Carmel and Logan, Tracy
Year2011
JournalInternational Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning
ISSN1473-0111
Web address (URL)http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/journal/lowrie.pdf
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Research GroupSchool of Education
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