Improving teachers' expertise in mathematics instruction through exemplary lesson development

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 805-817

  Huang, Rongjin ^a   Li, Yeping ^b   Zhang, Jianyue ^c   Li, Xuejun ^d  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c People's Education Press   (China)

^d Hangzhou Teaching Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

China; Exemplary lesson development; Expertise in mathematics instruction; Professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867470114     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11858-011-0365-y     Document Type: Article

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