The effectiveness of orienting students to the physical features of a science museum prior to visitation

Research in Science Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 485-495

  Anderson, David ^a,b   Lucas, Keith B ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Institute for Learning Innovation   (United States)

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EID: 0002175872     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02461476     Document Type: Article

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