Epistemological beliefs on teaching and learning: A survey among pre-service teachers in Singapore;Les croyances épistémologiques sur l’enseignement et l’apprentissage. Une enquête auprès des futurs enseignants à Singapour;Der Einfluss erkenntnistheoretischer Überzeugungen auf Lehre und Lernen: Eine Umfrage unter Lehrerstudenten in Singapur

Educational Media International

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 285-298

  Chai, Ching Sing ^a   Khine, Myint Swe ^a   Teo, Timothy ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 53149084067     PISSN: 09523987     EISSN: 14695790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09523980600926242     Document Type: Article

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