Geoscience conceptual knowledge of preservice elementary teachers: Results from the geoscience concept inventory

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 251-260

  Petcovic, Heather L ^a   Ruhf, Robert J ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; PRIMARY EDUCATION; TEACHING;

EID: 67649342663     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-56.3.251     Document Type: Article

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