The teacher work sample: A tool for scaffolding and assessing preservice teachers' early field experiences

Teacher Educator

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 188-207

  Henning, John E ^a   DeBruin‐Parecki, Andrea ^b   Hawbaker, Becky Wilson ^c   Nielsen, Curtis P ^c   Joram, Elana ^a   Gabriele, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b High Scope Educational Research Foundation   (United States)

^c Price Laboratory School   (United States)

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EID: 78649251832     PISSN: 08878730     EISSN: 19388101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08878730509555360     Document Type: Article

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