Instructional Coherence in Chinese Mathematics Classroom-A Case Study of Lessons on Fraction Division

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 711-735

  Chen, Xi ^a   Li, Yeping ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese classroom; classroom instruction; fraction division; instructional coherence; lesson structure; mathematics classroom

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955841126     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: 15731774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-009-9182-y     Document Type: Article

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