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Title: MATHEMATICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR TEACHING COLLEGE ALGEBRA AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES
We report on the relationship between community college instructors’ performance on an instrument measuring mathematical knowledge for teaching college algebra with their teaching experience and their frequency of using specific tasks of teaching. The findings support the argument that the instrument assesses critical knowledge for teaching college algebra. We propose further work based on these findings.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2000602
PAR ID:
10528774
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Editor(s):
Evans, Tanya; Marmur, Ofer; Hunter, Jodie; Leach, Generosa; Jhagroo, Jyoti
Publisher / Repository:
Proceedings of the 47th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
Date Published:
Volume:
3
ISSN:
0771-100X
Page Range / eLocation ID:
233-240
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching, Algebra, Community Colleges
Format(s):
Medium: X
Location:
New Zealand
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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