Teachers' language on scientific inquiry: Methods of teaching or methods of inquiry?

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1151-1172

  Gyllenpalm, Jakob ^a   Wickman, Per Olof ^a   Holmgren, Sven Olof ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Inquiry based teaching; Laboratory work; Language; Science education; Teacher knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952574764     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690902977457     Document Type: Article

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