ENHANCING MATHEMATICS TEACHERS' KNOWLEDGE OF STUDENTS' THINKING FROM ASSESSING AND ANALYZING MISCONCEPTIONS IN HOMEWORK

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 717-753

  An, Shuhua ^a   Wu, Zhonghe ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

analysis of misconceptions; assessment; grading homework; knowledge of student thinking; pedagogical content knowledge; teacher learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861777380     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: 15731774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-011-9324-x     Document Type: Article

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