Developing an inquiry-based physical science course for preservice elementary teachers

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 818, Issue , 2006, Pages 121-124

  Hrepic, Zdeslav ^a   Adams, Paul ^a   Zeller, Jason ^a   Talbott, Nancy ^a   Taggart, Germaine ^a   Young, Lanee ^a  

^a FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Course material development; Physical science; Teacher training; Teaching through inquiry

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751213118     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2177038     Document Type: Conference Paper

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