Identifying and assessing the conceptions of teaching of secondary school physics teachers in China

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 443-469

  Lingbiao, Gao ^a   Watkins, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; CULTURAL FACTOR; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PHYSICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TEACHING;

EID: 0035459613     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709901158613     Document Type: Article

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