Question-posing capability as an alternative evaluation method: Analysis of an environmental case study

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 411-430

  Dori, Yehudit J ^a   Herscovitz, Orit ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

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EID: 0000005085     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199904)36:4<411::AID-TEA2>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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