Problems and Issues in the Use of Concept Maps in Science Assessment

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 569-600

  Ruiz Primo, Maria Araceli ^a   Shavelson, Richard J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000850271     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199608)33:6<569::AID-TEA1>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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