One hundred years of elementary school mathematics in the United States: A content analysis and cognitive assessment of textbooks from 1900 to 2000

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 383-423

  Baker, David ^a   Knipe, Hilary ^b   Collins, John ^a   Leon, Juan ^a   Cummings, Eric ^c   Blair, Clancy ^b   Gamson, David ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Cumberland University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Content knowledge; Curriculum; Elementary; Historical analysis; Problem solving; Reasoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954797680     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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