Motivating mathematics learning: Changes in teachers' practices and beliefs during a nine-month collaboration

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 718-762

  Turner, Julianne C ^a   Warzon, Kristen Bogner ^a   Christensen, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

mathematics; middle school; motivation; professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955870519     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0002831210385103     Document Type: Article

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