Teacher knowledge and teaching in Panama and Costa Rica: A comparative study in primary and secondary education

Revista Latinoamericana de Investigacion en Matematica Educativa

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 251-290

  Sorto, M Alejandra ^a   Marshall, Jeffery H ^b   Luschei , Thomas F ^c   Carnoy, Martin ^d  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sapere Development Solutions   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom observations; Mathematical teaching practices; Multivariate methods; Pedagogical content knowledge; Teacher mathematical knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149394547     PISSN: 16652436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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