Investigating a Method of Scaffolding Student-Designed Experiments

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 513-522

  Morgan, Kelly ^a   Brooks, David W ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Inquiry; Scaffolding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864287548     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-011-9343-y     Document Type: Article

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