Identifying exemplary science teachers through their classroom interactions with students

Learning Environments Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 157-174

  Waldrip, Bruce G ^a   Fisher, Darrell L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exemplary teachers; Science teachers; Student perceptions; Teacher student interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543015600     PISSN: 13871579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024991019271     Document Type: Article

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