Differentiated instruction in primary mathematics: Effects of teacher professional development on student achievement

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 54, Issue , 2018, Pages 22-34

  Prast, Emilie J ^a   Van de Weijer Bergsma, Eva ^a   Kroesbergen, Evelyn H ^a   Van Luit, Johannes E H ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Achievement; Adaptive teaching; Differentiated instruction; Mathematics; Professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044384586     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2018.01.009     Document Type: Article

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