Elementary teachers' understanding of students' science misconceptions: Implications for practice and teacher education

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 437-454

  Gomez Zwiep, Susan ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept formation; Inservice teacher education; Misconceptions; Preservice teacher education; Science education; Teaching methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 51649087886     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-008-9102-y     Document Type: Article

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