Influence of a reflective explicit activity-based approach on elementary teachers' conceptions of nature of science

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 295-317

  Akerson, Valarie L ^a   Abd El Khalick, Fouad ^b   Lederman, Norman G ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0008655374     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(200004)37:4<295::AID-TEA2>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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