Preservice elementary teachers' growth in knowledge of models in a Science Capstone course

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1201-1225

  Everett, Susan A ^a   Otto, Charlotte A ^a   Luera, Gail R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge of models; Nature of models; Preservice elementary teachers; Scientific models; Types of models

Indexed keywords

EID: 70549083685     PISSN: 15710068     EISSN: 15731774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-009-9158-y     Document Type: Article

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