Examining instructional practices in Core-Plus lessons: Implications for professional development

Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 517-550

  Arbaugh, Fran ^a   Lannin, John ^a   Jones, Dustin L ^b   Park Rogers, Meredith ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Core Plus; Curriculum simplementation; Instructional practices; Professional development; Secondary mathematics teachers; Teacher education; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947698935     PISSN: 13864416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10857-006-9019-3     Document Type: Article

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