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Methodology

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In this chapter, we discuss how data were collected and analyzed, and we briefly describe some results, which will be more fully explored in later chapters. We summarize student work on fundamental problems and note how this work led to exceptional growth in the students’ mathematical understanding.

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Maher, C.A., Uptegrove, E.B. (2010). Methodology. In: Maher, C., Powell, A., Uptegrove, E. (eds) Combinatorics and Reasoning. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-98132-1_2

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