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Validating the Draw-A-Science-Teacher-Test Checklist (DASTT-C): Exploring Mental Models and Teacher Beliefs

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  1. College of Education, Texas Tech University, Box 41071, Lubbock, Texas, 79409-1071, U.S.A

    Julie A. Thomas

  2. College Of Education, Science Education, The University of Oklahoma, 820 Van Vleet Oval ECH114, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019, U.S.A

    Jon E. Pedersen

  3. Teacher Education, Bradley University, Westlake Hall 215, 1501 West Bradley Avenue, Peoria, Illinois, 61625, U.S.A

    Kevin Finson

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Thomas, J.A., Pedersen, J.E. & Finson, K. Validating the Draw-A-Science-Teacher-Test Checklist (DASTT-C): Exploring Mental Models and Teacher Beliefs. Journal of Science Teacher Education 12, 295–310 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014216328867

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