Inquiry-Based Instruction and Teaching About Nature of Science: Are They Happening?

Journal of Science Teacher Education

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 497-526

  Capps, Daniel K ^a   Crawford, Barbara A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Inquiry; Nature of science; Practice; Views

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877824126     PISSN: 1046560X     EISSN: 15731847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10972-012-9314-z     Document Type: Article

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