A comparison of exemplary biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics teachers' conceptions and enactment of inquiry

Science Education

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-77

  Breslyn, Wayne ^a   McGinnis, J Randy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84155167701     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20469     Document Type: Article

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