Transcending simple forms of school science investigation: The impact of preservice instruction on teachers' understandings of model-based inquiry

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 783-835

  Windschitl, Mark ^a   Thompson, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Epistemology; Science inquiry; Teacher learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845797104     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/00028312043004783     Document Type: Article

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