Examining Teachers' Instructional Moves Aimed at Developing Students' Ideas and Questions in Learner-Centered Science Classrooms

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 769-788

  Harris, Christopher J ^a   Phillips, Rachel S ^b   Penuel, William R ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom science discourse; Elementary school science; Instructional practice; Student questioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869139645     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-011-9237-0     Document Type: Article

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