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A journal of self-study of teacher education practices
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Learning from Rookie Mistakes: Critical Incidents in Developing Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Teaching Science to Teachers

Aprendiendo de los errores de principiante: incidentes críticos en el desarrollo de conocimiento pedagógico del contenido para enseñar ciencias a profesores

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Pages 275-293 | Received 05 Oct 2016, Accepted 17 Apr 2017, Published online: 24 Aug 2017

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