Motivational qualities of hands-on science activities for Turkish preservice kindergarten teachers

Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 73-82

  Bulunuz, Mizrap ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hands on science; Kindergarten science education; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863484286     PISSN: 13058215     EISSN: 13058223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12973/eurasia.2012.821a     Document Type: Article

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