What Japanese and U.S. teachers think about when constructing mathematics lessons: A preliminary investigation

Elementary School Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 481-498

  Fernandez, Clea ^a   Cannon, Joanna ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 21344466308     PISSN: 00135984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/431886     Document Type: Article

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