Assessing teachers’ pedagogical knowledge in the context of teaching higher-order thinking

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1595-1620

  Zohar, Anat ^a   Schwartzer, Noa ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 31144444039     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690500186592     Document Type: Article

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