Taken-as-shared: A review of common assumptions about mathematical tasks in teacher education

Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education

Volumn 10, Issue 4-6, 2007, Pages 205-215

  Watson, Anne ^a   Mason, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 37349130370     PISSN: 13864416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10857-007-9059-3     Document Type: Editorial

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