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Borko, H., Roberts, S.A., Shavelson, R. (2008). Teachers’ Decision Making: from Alan J. Bishop to Today. In: Clarkson, P., Presmeg, N. (eds) Critical Issues in Mathematics Education. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09673-5_4

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