The Japanese approach to developing expertise in using the textbook to teach mathematics

Expertise in Mathematics Instruction: An International Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 197-219

  Takahashi, Akihiko ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Expertise; Problem solving; Professional development; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892209018     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7707-6_10     Document Type: Chapter

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