Light Propagation and Visual Patterns: Preinstruction Learners' Conceptions

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 399-424

  Langley, Dorothy ^a   Ronen, Miky ^a   Eylon, Bat Sheva ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

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EID: 0008978128     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2736(199704)34:4<399::AID-TEA8>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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