Differentiated instruction in practice: do teachers walk the talk?

Pedagogische Studien

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 163-186

  Gheyssens, Esther ^a   Consuegra, Els ^a   Vamslambrouck, Silke ^a   Struyven, Katrien ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

DI Quest instrument; differentiated instruction; mixed method; primary education

Indexed keywords

EID: 85129284097     PISSN: 01650645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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