Meta-analysis of professional development programs in differentiated instruction

International Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 116, Issue , 2022, Pages

  Kahmann, Rebecca ^a   Droop, Mienke ^a   Lazonder, Ard W ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptive teaching; Differentiated instruction; Meta analysis; Professional teacher development; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 85138798934     PISSN: 08830355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2022.102072     Document Type: Article

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