Effects of student-generated diagrams versus student-generated summaries on conceptual understanding of causal and dynamic knowledge in plate tectonics

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-53

  Gobert, Janice D ^a,b   Clement, John J ^c  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0008639119     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199901)36:1<39::AID-TEA4>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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