Differentiating Science Instruction: Secondary science teachers' practices

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 37, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 2065-2090

  Maeng, Jennifer L ^a   Bell, Randy L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

differentiated instruction; pedagogy; secondary science

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940791068     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2015.1064553     Document Type: Article

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