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The impact of linguistic complexity on the solution of mathematical modelling tasks

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The impact of linguistic complexity on the solution of mathematical modelling tasks. / Plath, Jennifer; Leiß, Dominik.
In: ZDM, Vol. 50, No. 1-2, 04.2018, p. 159-171.

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Plath, J & Leiß, D 2018, 'The impact of linguistic complexity on the solution of mathematical modelling tasks', ZDM, vol. 50, no. 1-2, pp. 159-171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11858-017-0897-x

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Plath, J., & Leiß, D. (2018). The impact of linguistic complexity on the solution of mathematical modelling tasks. ZDM, 50(1-2), 159-171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11858-017-0897-x

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Plath J, Leiß D. The impact of linguistic complexity on the solution of mathematical modelling tasks. ZDM. 2018 Apr;50(1-2):159-171. Epub 2017 Nov 9. doi: 10.1007/s11858-017-0897-x

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