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Becoming Better Primary Science Teachers: A Description of Our Journey

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  1. Department of Teaching and Learning, Washington State University, 100 Sprout Road, Richland, Washington, 99352, USA

    Valarie L. Dickinson

  2. Finley Elementary School, Route 2, Box 2555, Kennewick, Washington, 99337, USA

    Judy Burns, Elaine R. Hagen & Kathryn M. Locker

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Dickinson, V.L., Burns, J., Hagen, E.R. et al. Becoming Better Primary Science Teachers: A Description of Our Journey. Journal of Science Teacher Education 8, 295–311 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009451102335

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