The wholes that are greater than the sum of their parts: Employing cooperative learning in mathematics teachers' education

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 223-256

  Leikin, Roza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cooperative learning in mathematics; Development of teachers' knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942567538     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmathb.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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