Measuring mathematical knowledge for teaching fractions with drawn quantities

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 391-427

  Izsák, Andrew ^a   Jacobson, Erik ^a   De Araujo, Zandra ^a   Orrill, Chandra Hawley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Fractions; In service teacher education; Item response theory; Middle grades, 5 8; Multiplication, division; Teacher knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864215174     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5951/jresematheduc.43.4.0391     Document Type: Article

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