Analysis of ill-structured problem solving, mentoring functions, and perceptions of practicum teachers and mentors toward online mentoring in a field-based practicum

Instructional Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-40

  Hew, Khe Foon ^a   Knapczyk, Dennis ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Online mentoring; Problem solving; Question prompts; Teacher practicum

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846298085     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11251-006-9000-7     Document Type: Article

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