Elementary Teachers' Beliefs About Teaching Science and Classroom Practice: An Examination of Pre/Post NCLB Testing in Science

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-132

  Milner, Andrea R ^a   Sondergeld, Toni A ^b   Demir, Abdulkadir ^c   Johnson, Carla C ^d   Czerniak, Charlene M ^e  

^a ADRIAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

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EID: 84858752605     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-011-9230-7     Document Type: Article

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