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Nature, Sources, and Development of Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Science Teaching

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Examining Pedagogical Content Knowledge

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Magnusson, S., Krajcik, J., Borko, H. (1999). Nature, Sources, and Development of Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Science Teaching. In: Gess-Newsome, J., Lederman, N.G. (eds) Examining Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Science & Technology Education Library, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47217-1_4

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