International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education

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APA

Youkap, P. T., & Nguala, J.-B. (2025). Understanding and strategies for comparing fractions among pre-service teachers: Between procedural rigidity and conceptual flexibility. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 20(4), em0849. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/16834

Vancouver

Youkap PT, Nguala JB. Understanding and strategies for comparing fractions among pre-service teachers: Between procedural rigidity and conceptual flexibility. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2025;20(4):em0849. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/16834

AMA

Youkap PT, Nguala JB. Understanding and strategies for comparing fractions among pre-service teachers: Between procedural rigidity and conceptual flexibility. INT ELECT J MATH ED. 2025;20(4), em0849. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/16834

Chicago

Youkap, Patrick Tchonang, and Jean-Berky Nguala. "Understanding and strategies for comparing fractions among pre-service teachers: Between procedural rigidity and conceptual flexibility". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education 2025 20 no. 4 (2025): em0849. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/16834

Harvard

Youkap, P. T., and Nguala, J.-B. (2025). Understanding and strategies for comparing fractions among pre-service teachers: Between procedural rigidity and conceptual flexibility. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 20(4), em0849. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/16834

MLA

Youkap, Patrick Tchonang et al. "Understanding and strategies for comparing fractions among pre-service teachers: Between procedural rigidity and conceptual flexibility". International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, vol. 20, no. 4, 2025, em0849. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/16834