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Rules in Arithmetic. Learning the Basic Facts

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At the present time there is no teacher who can actually say that all is well with the teaching of arithmetic.

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Wolters, M.A.D. (1986). Rules in Arithmetic. Learning the Basic Facts. In: Lowenthal, F., Vandamme, F. (eds) Pragmatics and Education. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1574-3_17

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