The needs for successful chemistry teaching in diverse classes: Teachers' beliefs and practices

LUMAT

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 79-100

  Kousa, Päivi ^a   Aksela, Maija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chemistry teachers' beliefs; Differentiated teaching practices; Diverse classes

Indexed keywords

EID: 85069543946     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23237112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.31129/LUMAT.7.1.390     Document Type: Article

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