Japanese and American teachers' evaluations of mathematics lessons: A new technique for exploring beliefs

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-24

  Jacobs, Jennifer K ^a   Yoshida, Makoto ^a   Stigler, James W ^a   Fernandez, Clea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology ^*

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EID: 0002319572     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0732-3123(97)90004-3     Document Type: Article

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