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Assessing Teachers' Mathematical Knowledge: What Knowledge Matters and What Evidence Counts?

Authors:
Heather Hill, Laurie Sleep, Jennifer Lewis, Deborah Loewenberg Ball
Published in:
F. Lester (Ed.), Handbook for Research on Mathematics Education (2nd ed)
Published:
2007
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Book Chapter
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Abstract

This chapter reviews and seeks to appraise the myriad ways in which U.S. teachers' knowledge of mathematics has been assessed. It asks: What is measured on tests of teachers' mathematical knowledge? What should be measured? How should it be measured? And how has the evolution of both assessment methods and scholarly thinking about teachers' mathematical knowledge influenced these tests?
Submitted by:
Merrie Blunk
Posted to Site:
04/16/2009
Copyright © 2009 by Heather Hill, Laurie Sleep, Jennifer Lewis, Deborah Loewenberg Ball and Harvard Graduate School of Education, University of Michigan.
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