The promise of differentiated instruction for enhancing the mathematical understandings of college students

Teaching Mathematics and its Applications

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 113-139

  Chamberlin, Michelle ^a   Powers, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; TEACHING;

COLLEGE STUDENTS; CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS; LEARNINGSTYLES; MATHEMATICS COURSE; POST TEST; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; RESEARCH STUDIES; STUDENT LEARNING; TEACHERS'; UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS COURSE;

STUDENTS;

EID: 77955910335     PISSN: 02683679     EISSN: 14716976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/teamat/hrq006     Document Type: Article

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