Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2009

Full Length Research Paper

Turkish pre-service physics teachers’ preferred learning styles

Sebnem KANDIL INGEC
  • Sebnem KANDIL INGEC
  • Gazi University Gazi Faculty of Education, Physics Education Ankara/Turkey
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  •  Received: 06 November 2014
  •  Accepted: 02 February 2015
  •  Published: 23 February 2015

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