Differentiated instruction: Hong Kong prospective teachers teaching efficacy and beliefs

Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 148-176

  Wan, Sally Wai Yan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

differentiated instruction; differentiation; pre service teacher education; teaching beliefs; teaching efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954384877     PISSN: 13540602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13540602.2015.1055435     Document Type: Article

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