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Alvarez, I., Gómez-Chacón, I. M., & Ursini, S. (2015). Understanding the Algebraic Variable: Comparative Study of Mexican and Spanish Students. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 11(6), 1507-1529. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1409a

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Alvarez I, Gómez-Chacón IM, Ursini S. Understanding the Algebraic Variable: Comparative Study of Mexican and Spanish Students. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2015;11(6):1507-29. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1409a

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Alvarez I, Gómez-Chacón IM, Ursini S. Understanding the Algebraic Variable: Comparative Study of Mexican and Spanish Students. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2015;11(6), 1507-1529. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1409a

Chicago

Alvarez, Isabel, Inés M Gómez-Chacón, and Sonia Ursini. "Understanding the Algebraic Variable: Comparative Study of Mexican and Spanish Students". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2015 11 no. 6 (2015): 1507-1529. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1409a

Harvard

Alvarez, I., Gómez-Chacón, I. M., and Ursini, S. (2015). Understanding the Algebraic Variable: Comparative Study of Mexican and Spanish Students. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 11(6), pp. 1507-1529. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1409a

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Alvarez, Isabel et al. "Understanding the Algebraic Variable: Comparative Study of Mexican and Spanish Students". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 11, no. 6, 2015, pp. 1507-1529. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2015.1409a