Science Teachers' Conceptual Growth within Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 967-985

  Jones, M Gail ^a   Rua, Melissa J ^a   Carter, Glenda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0141973822     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199811)35:9<967::AID-TEA2>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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