How to make guided discovery learning practical for student teachers

Instructional Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 67-90

  Janssen, Fred J J M ^a   Westbroek, Hanna B ^b   van Driel, Jan H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biology education; Guided discovery learning; Participatory design; Practicality; Student learning; Student teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895900354     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11251-013-9296-z     Document Type: Article

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