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Book Review: Andreas J. Stylianides (2016) Proving in the elementary mathematics classroom

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Moutsios-Rentzos, A. Book Review: Andreas J. Stylianides (2016) Proving in the elementary mathematics classroom. Educ Stud Math 103, 375–381 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-020-09936-5

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