Using the MKT measures to reveal Indonesian teachers’ mathematical knowledge: challenges and potentials

ZDM - Mathematics Education

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 401-413

  Ng, Dicky ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross national comparison; Geometry; Indonesia; Instrument translation and adaptation; Teachers mathematical knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891643797     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11858-011-0375-9     Document Type: Article

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