Investigating the engagement and learning of students with learning disabilities in guided inquiry science teaching

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 240-251

  Palincsar, Annemarie Sullivan ^a   Collins, Kathleen M ^a   Marano, Nancy L ^a   Magnusson, Shirley J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom interventions; Cognitive engagement; Learning disabilities; Science education; Teacher mediation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034337706     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461.3103.240     Document Type: Review

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