Teaching maths outside the classroom: does it make a difference?

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Teaching maths outside the classroom: does it make a difference? / Otte, Camilla Roed; Bølling, Mads; Elsborg, Peter; Nielsen, Glen; Bentsen, Peter.

I: Educational Research, Bind 61, Nr. 1, 2019, s. 38-52.

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Otte, CR, Bølling, M, Elsborg, P, Nielsen, G & Bentsen, P 2019, 'Teaching maths outside the classroom: does it make a difference?', Educational Research, bind 61, nr. 1, s. 38-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2019.1567270

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Otte, C. R., Bølling, M., Elsborg, P., Nielsen, G., & Bentsen, P. (2019). Teaching maths outside the classroom: does it make a difference? Educational Research, 61(1), 38-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2019.1567270

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Otte CR, Bølling M, Elsborg P, Nielsen G, Bentsen P. Teaching maths outside the classroom: does it make a difference? Educational Research. 2019;61(1):38-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2019.1567270

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Otte, Camilla Roed ; Bølling, Mads ; Elsborg, Peter ; Nielsen, Glen ; Bentsen, Peter. / Teaching maths outside the classroom: does it make a difference?. I: Educational Research. 2019 ; Bind 61, Nr. 1. s. 38-52.

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