Investigating pre-service science teachers' developing professional knowledge through the lens of differentiated instruction

Research in Science Education

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 239-265

  Goodnough, Karen ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Differentiated instruction; Knowledge base for teaching; Pre service teacher education; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955095440     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-009-9120-6     Document Type: Article

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