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This study reports part of a wider project inspired by sociocultural theory, which was designed to investigate and improve pre- and in-service teachers’ training on topics related to living things. The main purpose of the whole project is to design and develop helpful teaching materials, supporting tools, and a teacher education curriculum for living things.
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Nanni, E., Plakitsi, K. (2013). Biology Education in Elementary Schools. In: Plakitsi, K. (eds) Activity Theory in Formal and Informal Science Education. Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-317-4_9
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