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I used to think successful science teaching was knowing all the answers to Science questions and transferring what I knew to students. That was how I had learnt science in secondary school and on what I based my knowledge.
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Howard, M. (2011). You Don’t Have to Have All the Answers. In: Loughran, J., Smith, K., Berry, A. (eds) Scientific Literacy Under the Microscope. Professional Learning, vol 11. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-528-4_5
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