Enhancing elementary science teachers' knowledge of teaching: The case of designing and implementing an instructional unit

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 455-476

  Wang, Jing Ru ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Concept map; Elementary teacher; Professional development; Science teaching; Scientific inquiry

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644503871     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-004-4337-3     Document Type: Article

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