Investigating the development of prospective mathematics teachers' pedagogical content knowledge of generalising number patterns through school practicum

Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 207-226

  Imre, Sibel Yeşildere ^a   Akkoç, Hatice ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Generalisation; Mathematics teacher education; Number patterns; Pedagogical content knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861225976     PISSN: 13864416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10857-012-9203-6     Document Type: Article

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