Middle School Science Teachers' Confidence and Pedagogical Practice of New Literacies

Journal of Science Education and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 314-324

  Hsu, Hui Yin ^a   Wang, Shiang Kwei ^a   Runco, Lisa ^a  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

ICTs (information and communication technologies); Middle school; Mixed methodology; New literacies; Pedagogical practice; Scientific inquiry; Technology integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878114236     PISSN: 10590145     EISSN: 15731839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10956-012-9395-7     Document Type: Article

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