Prediction assessments: Using video-based predictions to assess prospective teachers' knowledge of students' mathematical thinking

Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 305-325

  Norton, Anderson ^a   McCloskey, Andrea ^b   Hudson, Rick A ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Instrument development; Pedagogical content knowledge; Preservice teacher education; Teacher knowledge; Video

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960836528     PISSN: 13864416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10857-011-9181-0     Document Type: Article

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