Implementation of constructivist pedagogy in a geoscience course designed for pre-service K-6 teachers: Progress, pitfalls, and lessons learned

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-55

  Riggs, Eric M ^a   Kimbrough, David L ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Education pre service teachers

Indexed keywords

EARTH SCIENCE; EDUCATION;

EID: 0036197303     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-50.1.49     Document Type: Article

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