Improving practice with target inquiry: High school chemistry teacher professional development that works

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 344-354

  Yezierski, Ellen J ^a   Herrington, Deborah G ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

high school chemistry teachers; inquiry instruction; National Science Education Standards; target inquiry; teacher professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861638526     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/C1RP90041B     Document Type: Article

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