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    John P. Smith III

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    Anne R. Teppo

  3. Utrecht University, Freudenthal Institute, PO Box 85.170, 3508 AD, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Marja van den Heuvel-Panhuizen

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Smith, J.P., van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, M. & Teppo, A.R. Learning, teaching, and using measurement: introduction to the issue. ZDM Mathematics Education 43, 617–620 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11858-011-0369-7

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