Prompting teachers’ constructive reflection: Pupils’ questions as critical incidents

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1025-1037

  Watts, Mike ^a   Alsop, Steve ^a   Gould, Gillian ^a   Walsh, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0040909873     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950069970190903     Document Type: Article

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