Online study collaboration to improve teachers' expertise in instructional design in mathematics

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 833-845

  Li, Yeping ^a   Qi, Chunxia ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese teachers; Expertise improvement; Instructional design; Lesson plan; Online professional development; Teacher expertise; Teaching research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867441189     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11858-011-0355-0     Document Type: Article

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