Inquiry-based Instruction with Archived, Online Data: An Intervention Study with Preservice Teachers

Research in Science Education

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 261-282

  Ucar, Sedat ^a   Trundle, Kathy Cabe ^b   Krissek, Lawrence ^b  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual change; Inquiry based; Online data; Preservice teachers; Tides

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952041869     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-009-9164-7     Document Type: Article

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