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Li, S. (2006). Practice Makes Perfect: A Key Belief in China. In: Leung, F.K.S., Graf, KD., Lopez-Real, F.J. (eds) Mathematics Education in Different Cultural Traditions-A Comparative Study of East Asia and the West. New ICMI Study Series, vol 9. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29723-5_8
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