Chinese elementary mathematics teachers' knowledge in mathematics and pedagogy for teaching: The case of fraction division

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 845-859

  Li, Yeping ^a   Huang, Rongjin ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Elementary teachers; Fraction division; Teachers' knowledge; Teachers' perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650182073     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11858-008-0134-8     Document Type: Article

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