Enhancement of geology content knowledge through field-based instruction for pre-service elementary teachers

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 422-433

  Tretinjak, Christina A ^a   Riggs, Eric M ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; LEARNING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; STUDENT;

EID: 77049092068     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/jge_nov2008_riggs_422     Document Type: Article

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