Constructivism: Sound Theory for Explicating the Practice of Science and Science Teaching

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 501-520

  Staver, John R ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000455432     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199805)35:5<501::AID-TEA3>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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