Teaching future K-8 teachers the language of Newton: A case study of collaboration and change in university physics teaching

Science Education

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 947-969

  Briscoe, Carol ^a   Prayaga, Chandra S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 9344221048     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20005     Document Type: Review

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