Science teacher learning progressions: A review of science teachers' pedagogical content knowledge development

Review of Educational Research

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 530-565

  Schneider, Rebecca M ^a   Plasman, Kellie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

pedagogical content knowledge; science teachers; teacher learning; teacher thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 80655135606     PISSN: 00346543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0034654311423382     Document Type: Review

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