Evaluating science curricula at the preparatory stage in light of the concept of competency-based education, an analytical study

Abdel-Salam Salim, Dr. Shaima Abdel-Salam

doi:10.21608/mktm.2019.114026

Evaluating science curricula at the preparatory stage in light of the concept of competency-based education, an analytical study

Document Type : Researches for promotion to assistant professor and professor degrees

Author

Dr. Shaima Abdel-Salam Abdel-Salam Salim

Lecturer of Curricula and Methods of Teaching Science at the Faculty of Education - University of Damietta

10.21608/mktm.2019.114026

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