How to collect data for your inquiry project
by Dr Aaron Wilson

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How to collect data for your inquiry project
by Dr Aaron Wilson

HomeSchool resourcesTeacher inquiryHow to collect data for your inquiry project by Dr Aaron Wilson
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Dr Aaron Wilson

Aaron is a senior lecturer and Associate Director of the Woolf Fisher Research Centre at The University of Auckland. His research interests are in interventions to address disparities in education, disciplinary literacy teaching in secondary schools, subject English, learning in digital learning environments and teacher professional development. 

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