Approaches to teaching mathematics in lower-achieving classes

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 957-985

  Even, Ruhama ^a   Kvatinsky, Tova ^b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b Talpiot College of Education   (Israel)

Author keywords

Classroom interactions; Mathematics teaching; Probability teaching; Teaching approach; Teaching for mechanistic answer finding; Teaching for understanding; Teaching low achievers

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349696668     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: 15731774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-008-9141-z     Document Type: Article

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