The challenge of formative assessment in mathematics education: Children's minds, teachers' minds

Human Development

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-128

  Ginsburg, Herbert P ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical interview; Developmental trajectories; Formative assessment; Learning difficulties; Mathematical competence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COMPETENCE; DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY; EDUCATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MATHEMATICS; MOTIVATION; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT; TEACHER; THEORY;

EID: 64349113383     PISSN: 0018716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000202729     Document Type: Article

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