Prospective middle school mathematics teachers' reflective thinking skills: Descriptions of their students' thinking and interpretations of their teaching

Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-151

  Jansen, Amanda ^a   Spitzer, Sandy M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis of teaching skills; Analyzing teaching; Lesson study; Mathematics methods course; Middle grades; Pre service teachers; Prospective teachers; Reflection; Reflective thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349190914     PISSN: 13864416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10857-009-9099-y     Document Type: Article

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