Links between children's use of critical thinking and an expert teacher's teaching in creative dance

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-185

  Chen, Weiyun ^a   Cone, Theresa ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Brunswick Acres School   (United States)

Author keywords

Expertise; Original movement responses; Scaffolding

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037229887     PISSN: 02735024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jtpe.22.2.169     Document Type: Review

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