Prospective teachers' use of computing tools to develop and validate functions as mathematical models

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 184-201

  Zbiek, Rose Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Content knowledge; Grounded theory; Mathematical modeling; Preservice teacher education; Reasoning; Secondary mathematics; Technology (general)

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944467914     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/749898     Document Type: Article

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