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Reconceptualizing the Elementary Science Methods Course Using a Reflection Orientation

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  1. Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Purdue University, 1442 Liberal Arts and Education Building, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907-1442, USA

    Sandra K. Abell & Lynn A. Bryan

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Abell, S.K., Bryan, L.A. Reconceptualizing the Elementary Science Methods Course Using a Reflection Orientation. Journal of Science Teacher Education 8, 153–166 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009483431600

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