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The learning cycle as a model for the design of science teacher preservice and inservice education

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  1. Penn State University, 165 Chambers Building, 16802, University Park, PA

    Peter A. Rubba

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This article is based on a paper which received the “Innovation in Teaching Science Teachers” award at the 1992 Annual Meeting of The Association for the Education of Teachers in Science.

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Rubba, P.A. The learning cycle as a model for the design of science teacher preservice and inservice education. J Sci Teacher Educ 3, 97–101 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02614776

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