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ERIC Number: EJ319325
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Expertise in Mathematics Instruction: Subject Matter Knowledge.
Leinhardt, Gaea; Smith, Donald A.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v77 n3 p247-71 Jun 1985
The organization and content of subject matter knowledge of arithmetic teachers was explored. Experienced and beginning fourth grade teachers were observed. They were evaluated on their lessons to teach fractions. Implications of their knowledge differences were discussed. (DWH)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 4, Knowledge Level, Systems Approach, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Qualifications, Teaching Experience
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Leson Structure; Semantic Nets; Teacher Knowledge
Note: Research was supported by the University of Pittsburgh Learning Research and Development Center, supported in part by funds from the National Institute of Education (NIE), United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.