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    Clifford Konold

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Konold, C. (1991). Understanding Students’ Beliefs About Probability. In: Von Glasersfeld, E. (eds) Radical Constructivism in Mathematics Education. Mathematics Education Library, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47201-5_7

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