Connecting with the horizon: Developing teachers' appreciation of mathematical structure

Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 193-212

  Vale, Colleen ^a   McAndrew, Alasdair ^a   Krishnan, Siva ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Junior secondary mathematics; Mathematical connections; Mathematical structure; Mathematics knowledge for teaching; Mathematics on the horizon; Pedagogical content knowledge; Professional learning program design; Senior secondary mathematics

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957964029     PISSN: 13864416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10857-010-9162-8     Document Type: Article

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