Prospective teachers' initial conceptions about pupils' understanding of science and mathematics

European Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 257-278

  Gullberg, Annica ^a   Kellner, Eva ^a   Attorps, Iiris ^a   Thorén, Ingvar ^a   Tarneberg, Roy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Initial conceptions; Mathematics; Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK); Science; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849102046     PISSN: 02619768     EISSN: 14695928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02619760802208429     Document Type: Article

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