Knowledge growth of mathematics teachers during professional activity based on the task of lesson explaining

Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education

Volumn 10, Issue 4-6, 2007, Pages 289-299

  Peng, Aihui ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Confucian heritage culture; Lesson explaining; Probability; Professional development; Teachers' knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 37349098831     PISSN: 13864416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10857-007-9041-0     Document Type: Article

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