Prospective physics teachers' self-efficacy beliefs about teaching and conceptual understandings for the subjects of force and motion

Journal of Baltic Science Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-20

  Tanel, Rabia ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Conceptual understanding; Force and motion; Physics education; Self efficacy; Teacher self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900411885     PISSN: 16483898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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