When does an opportunity become an opportunity? Unpacking classroom practice through the lens of ecological psychology

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 249-267

  Gresalfi, Melissa Sommerfeld ^a   Barnes, Jacqueline ^a   Cross, Dionne ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological psychology; Mathematics education; Opportunities to learn; Statistics; Teacher practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859270097     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-011-9367-5     Document Type: Article

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