Working with learners' mathematical thinking: Towards a language of description for changing pedagogy

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 174-186

  Brodie, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Mathematics teaching; Reform teaching; Teacher change; Teacher moves

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649316183     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2010.07.014     Document Type: Article

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