Measuring the effects of professional development on teacher knowledge: The case of developing mathematical ideas

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 479-512

  Bell, Courtney A ^a   Wilson, Suzanne M ^b   Higgins, Traci ^c   McCoach, D Betsy ^d  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TERC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Content knowledge; Elementary, k 8; Knowledge; Measurement; Pedagogical knowledge; Professional development; Program project assessment; Teacher knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649296870     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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