Questioning skills for conceptual change in science instruction

Journal of Biological Education

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 76-83

  Yip, Din Yan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Conceptual change; Questioning skills; Science instruction; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642506233     PISSN: 00219266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00219266.2004.9655905     Document Type: Review

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