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Integer Number Lines in U.S. School Mathematics - References

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Nicole M. Wessman-Enzinger (George Fox University)

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Nicole M. Wessman-Enzinger (George Fox University), "Integer Number Lines in U.S. School Mathematics - References," Convergence (February 2018)