Inquiry-based science teaching competence of primary school teachers: A Delphi study

Teaching and Teacher Education

Volumn 35, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-24

  Alake Tuenter, Ester ^a,b   Biemans, Harm J A ^a   Tobi, Hilde ^a   Mulder, Martin ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Iselinge Hogeschool PABO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attitude; Competence; Pedagogical content knowledge; Primary education; Science education; Subject matter knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878933038     PISSN: 0742051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2013.04.013     Document Type: Article

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