Pre-service teachers learning mathematics using calculators: A failure to connect current and future practice

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 445-462

  Walen, Sharon B ^a   Williams, Steven R ^b   Garner, Bradley E ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calculators; Pre service teachers; Teachers' beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038240979     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-051X(03)00028-3     Document Type: Article

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