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Educative Experience of the Use of Concept Mapping in Science and Environmental Teacher Training Programmes Cover

Educative Experience of the Use of Concept Mapping in Science and Environmental Teacher Training Programmes

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability
Volume 16 (2014): Issue 1 (June 2014)
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|Sep 2014
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jtes-2014-0006 | Journal eISSN: 1691-5534 | Journal ISSN: 1691-4147
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Language: English
Page range: 102 - 116
Published on: Sep 12, 2014
Published by: Daugavpils University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
teacher training,
environmental education,
concept mapping,
collaborative work,
CmapTools
Related subjects:
Social sciences,
Education,
Education, other

© 2014 Alfonso Pontes-Pedrajas, Marta Varo-Martínez, published by Daugavpils University
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