Involving science teachers in the development and implementation of assessment tools for "Science for All" type curricula

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 497-524

  Mamlok Naaman, Rachel ^a   Hofstein, Avi ^a   Penick, John E ^b  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34250378400     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-007-9046-7     Document Type: Article

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