Modelling the relationships among beliefs about learning, knowledge, and teaching of pre-service teachers in Singapore

Asia-Pacific Education Researcher

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-42

  Chai, Ching Sing ^a   Teo, Timothy ^a   Lee, Chwee Beng ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Pre service; Structural equation modelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950668318     PISSN: 01195646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3860/taper.v19i1.1507     Document Type: Article

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