Criteria of Excellence for Geological Inquiry: The Necessity of Ambiguity

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 189-212

  Ault Jr , Charles R ^a  

^a LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0001399416     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199802)35:2<189::AID-TEA8>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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