Elementary teachers' teaching for conceptual understanding: Learning from action research

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 469-495

  Kang, Nam Hwa ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34250306475     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-007-9050-y     Document Type: Article

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