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Original Article

Solving Graphics Problems: Student Performance in Junior Grades

Tom Lowrie Charles Sturt University, Australia
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Carmel M. Diezmann Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Pages 369-378 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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