The language of engagement in two highly interactive undergraduate mathematics classrooms

Linguistics and Education

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-100

  Mesa, Vilma ^a   Chang, Peichin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

College instruction; Engagement system; Mathematics

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954818357     PISSN: 08985898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.linged.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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