Spatial Abilities of High-School Students in the Perception of Geologic Structures

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 369-391

  Kali, Yael ^a   Orion, Nir ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

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EID: 0008638906     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199604)33:4<369::AID-TEA2>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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