Differentiated instruction in teacher education: A case study of congruent teaching

Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 93-107

  Ruys, Ilse ^a   Defruyt, Stijn ^a   Rots, Isabel ^a   Aelterman, Antonia ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

case study; congruent teaching; differentiated instruction; pre service teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871483446     PISSN: 13540602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13540602.2013.744201     Document Type: Article

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