Language as a confounding variable in the diagnosis of misconceptions

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 703-717

  Clerk, Douglas ^a   Rutherford, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 0007204739     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690050044053     Document Type: Article

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