Mathematical knowledge for teaching in planning and evaluating instruction: What can preservice teachers learn?

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 491-529

  Morris, K Anne ^a   Hiebert, James ^a   Spitzer, M Sandy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Content knowledge; Pedagogical knowledge; Preservice teacher education; Teacher knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450211193     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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