Further Development and Validation of the Teaching Science as Inquiry (TSI) Instrument

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 291-297

  Smolleck, Lori A ^a   Yoder, Edgar P ^b  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 75549090142     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2008.tb17842.x     Document Type: Note

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