Learning to critique and adapt science curriculum materials: Examining the development of preservice elementary teachers' pedagogical content knowledge

Science Education

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 130-157

  Beyer, Carrie J ^a   Davis, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84155162869     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20466     Document Type: Article

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