Supporting innovation: The impact of a teacher's conceptions of functions on his implementation of a reform curriculum

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 248-274

  Lloyd, Gwendolyn M ^a   Wilson, Melvin ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Content knowledge; Curriculum; Functions; High school, 9 12; Reform in mathematics education; Teaching practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 22044432138     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/749790     Document Type: Article

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