The critical role of task design in lesson study

New ICMI Study Series

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 273-286

  Fujii, Toshiakira ^a  

^a TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Kyozaikenkyu; Lesson study; Problem solving; Task design

Indexed keywords

EID: 85067940072     PISSN: 13876872     EISSN: 22151745     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-09629-2_9     Document Type: Chapter

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