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APA

Desli, D., & Efstathopoulos, K. (2025). Exploring the relationship between computational estimation and problem-solving in year 2 and year 4 children. Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher, 5(1), em073. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/15919

Vancouver

Desli D, Efstathopoulos K. Exploring the relationship between computational estimation and problem-solving in year 2 and year 4 children. Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher. 2025;5(1):em073. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/15919

AMA

Desli D, Efstathopoulos K. Exploring the relationship between computational estimation and problem-solving in year 2 and year 4 children. Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher. 2025;5(1), em073. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/15919

Chicago

Desli, Despina, and Konstantinos Efstathopoulos. "Exploring the relationship between computational estimation and problem-solving in year 2 and year 4 children". Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher 2025 5 no. 1 (2025): em073. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/15919

Harvard

Desli, D., and Efstathopoulos, K. (2025). Exploring the relationship between computational estimation and problem-solving in year 2 and year 4 children. Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher, 5(1), em073. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/15919

MLA

Desli, Despina et al. "Exploring the relationship between computational estimation and problem-solving in year 2 and year 4 children". Journal of Mathematics and Science Teacher, vol. 5, no. 1, 2025, em073. https://doi.org/10.29333/mathsciteacher/15919