Learning to teach with mathematics textbooks: How preservice teachers interpret and use curriculum materials

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 331-355

  Nicol, Cynthia C ^a   Crespo, Sandra M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum materials; Elementary teacher education; Mathematics education; Preservice elementary teachers; Textbooks

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747644445     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-006-5423-y     Document Type: Article

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