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Preparing Efficacious Elementary Teachers in Science and Mathematics: The Influence of Methods Courses

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Huinker, D., Madison, S.K. Preparing Efficacious Elementary Teachers in Science and Mathematics: The Influence of Methods Courses. Journal of Science Teacher Education 8, 107–126 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009466323843

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