Exploring the Development of Pre-Service Science Elementary Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 699-721

  Nilsson, Pernilla ^a   Loughran, John ^b  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elementary; PCK; Pre service; Science; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869141783     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-011-9239-y     Document Type: Article

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