Learning in science: A comparison of deep and surface approaches

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 109-138

  Chin, Christine ^a   Brown, David E ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0000198377     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(200002)37:2<109::AID-TEA3>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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