Ten steps to 4C/ID: training differentiation skills in a professional development program for teachers

Instructional Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2021, Pages 395-418

  Frerejean, Jimmy ^a   van Geel, Marieke ^b   Keuning, Trynke ^b,c   Dolmans, Diana ^a   van Merriënboer, Jeroen J G ^a   Visscher, Adrie J ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c KPZ University of Applied Sciences   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive task analysis; Complex skills; Differentiation; Instructional design; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103612630     PISSN: 00204277     EISSN: 15731952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11251-021-09540-x     Document Type: Article

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