Constructivism in teacher education: Applying cognitive theory to teacher learning

Constructivist Teacher Education: Building a World of New Understandings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 59-82

  Winitzky, Nancy ^a   Kauchak, Don ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 85070405056     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203973684-12     Document Type: Chapter

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