An extensive analysis of preservice elementary teachers' knowledge of fractions

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1080-1110

  Newton, Kristie Jones ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fraction knowledge; Mathematics education; Teacher education and development; Teacher knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349269388     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0002831208320851     Document Type: Article

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