Improving science inquiry with elementary students of diverse backgrounds

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 337-357

  Cuevas, Peggy ^a   Lee, Okhee ^a   Hart, Juliet ^b   Deaktor, Rachael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^c Princeton Review   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL GROUPS; ELEMENTARY STUDENTS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS (SES); TEACHER WORKSHOPS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; LINGUISTICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 16244401601     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20053     Document Type: Article

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