Beginning elementary teachers' beliefs about the use of anchoring questions in science: A longitudinal study

Science Education

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 365-387

  Forbes, Cory T ^a   Davis, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 77951995128     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20370     Document Type: Article

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