Effects of a teacher professional development program on the mathematics achievement of middle school students

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-181

  Sample McMeeking, Laura B ^a   Orsi, Rebecca ^a   Brian Cobb, R ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

5 8; ; middle grades; ; professional development; Achievement; Content knowledge; Evaluation; Pedagogical knowledge; Quasi experimental design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859072341     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5951/jresematheduc.43.2.0159     Document Type: Article

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