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Research Articles

What do correct answers reveal? The interpersonal and mathematical aspects of students’ interactions during groupwork in seventh grade mathematics

Pages 509-544 | Received 06 Oct 2019, Accepted 31 Mar 2022, Published online: 24 Jun 2022

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