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Original Articles

What Does it Mean to Notice my Students’ Ideas in Science Today?: An Investigation of Elementary Teachers’ Practice of Noticing their Students’ Thinking in Science

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Pages 297-329 | Received 09 Dec 2016, Accepted 29 May 2018, Published online: 01 Oct 2018

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