One course is not enough: Preservice elementary teachers' retention of improved views of nature of science

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 194-213

  Akerson, Valarie L ^a   Morrison, Judith A ^b   McDuffie, Amy Roth ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATURE OF SCIENCE (NOS); REFLECTIVE INSTRUCTIONS; SCIENCE METHODS COURSE; TEACHERS;

EDUCATION; NATURAL SCIENCES COMPUTING; PERSONNEL; SURVEYS;

NATURAL SCIENCES;

EID: 33644587137     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.20099     Document Type: Article

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