The power of language in science learning

By Adeiyi Adedamola Bammeke

Issue 381 | Page 79 | Published Jun 2021

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Why dialogic pedagogy is so important to teaching and learning science; more work needs to be done to harness its power.

Dialogic teaching
Language in science

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